Ill Literacy, Episode 65: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire (Guest: Katja Hoyer)
Summary: <p>Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Katja Hoyer, Visiting Research Fellow at King’s College London and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, to discuss <em>Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire</em>. They chat about how German unification came about, the world-historical figure that is Otto von Bismarck, how the Second Reich collapsed, and whether it achieved anything for Germans to admire.</p> <p><strong>Get the book here:</strong> <a href="http://pegasusbooks.com/books/blood-and-iron-9781643138374-hardcover">http://pegasusbooks.com/books/blood-and-iron-9781643138374-hardcover</a></p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><em>Berliner Zeitung</em>: Maurice Frank – “Blood and Iron - a new look at Germany's Second Empire”<br> <a href="https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/en/blood-and-iron-a-new-look-at-germanys-second-empire-li.162169">https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/en/blood-and-iron-a-new-look-at-germanys-second-empire-li.162169</a></p> <p><em>The Critic</em>: Zareer Masani – “The making of a maelstrom”<br> <a href="https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/may-2021/the-making-of-a-maelstrom/">https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/may-2021/the-making-of-a-maelstrom/</a></p> <p><em>The Daily Telegraph</em>: Saul David – “Blood and Iron by Katja Hoyer review: was the German Empire doomed to fail?”<br> <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/blood-iron-katja-hoyer-review-german-empire-doomed-fail/">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/blood-iron-katja-hoyer-review-german-empire-doomed-fail/</a></p> <p><em>The Daily Telegraph</em>: “Anchorless Germany is yet to find its place in the 21st century | Katja Hoyer interview” (VIDEO)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gge14wZPURU">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gge14wZPURU</a></p> <p>Dublin City Libraries: “Blood and Iron: Katja Hoyer in Conversation with Roger Moorhouse - Dublin Festival of History 2021” (VIDEO)<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQXpd2AESA">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpQXpd2AESA</a></p> <p><em>Financial Times</em>: Tony Barber – “Blood and Iron by Katja Hoyer — conflicted Germany”<br> <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/b257bb76-aa06-49d6-b98a-521fd8819e2e">https://www.ft.com/content/b257bb76-aa06-49d6-b98a-521fd8819e2e</a></p> <p><em>Literary Review</em>: Maurice Frank – “High Prussia Environment”<br> <a href="https://literaryreview.co.uk/high-prussia-environment">https://literaryreview.co.uk/high-prussia-environment</a></p> <p><em>National Review</em>: Sean Durns – “Germany, Born in Blood and Iron”<br> <a href="https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/01/germany-born-in-blood-and-iron/">https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/01/germany-born-in-blood-and-iron/</a></p> <p><em>The Times</em>: Oliver Moody – “Blood and Iron by Katja Hoyer review — Germany: glued together by enemy blood”<br> <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/blood-and-iron-by-katja-hoyer-review-crn5bm3sl">https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/blood-and-iron-by-katja-hoyer-review-crn5bm3sl</a></p> <p><em>Washington Examiner</em>: Robert Gerwarth – “Imperial restraint”<br> <a href="https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/imperial-restraint">https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/imperial-restraint</a></p> <p><em>Washington Post</em>: Gerard De Groot – “One man, three wars and the creation of Germany”<br> <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/one-man-three-wars-and-the-creation-of-germany/2022/01/07/0d4d840e-5787-11ec-a808-3197a22b19fa_story.html">https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/one-man-three-wars-and-the-creation-of-germany/2022/01/07/0d4d840e-5787-11ec-a808-3197a22b19fa_story.html</a></p>
