{"product_id":"iron-blood","title":"Iron \u0026 Blood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e*WINNER OF THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON MEDAL FOR MILITARY HISTORY*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e*A\u003ci\u003e DAILY TELEGRAPH \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR 2022*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''No one interested in the history of Europe can afford not to read this stupendous book'' Simon Heffer, \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIron and Blood \u003c\/i\u003eis a startlingly ambitious and absorbing book, encompassing five centuries of political, military, technological and economic change to tell the story of the German-speaking lands, from the Rhine to the Balkan frontier, from Switzerland to the North Sea. Wilson''s narrative considers everything from weapons development to recruitment to battlefield strategy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGermans'' military impact on the rest of Europe has been immense. If there is one constant it has been the sense of being beset by seemingly more powerful enemies - France or Russia or Turkey - and the need to strike a rapid knockout blow to ensure a favourable result. Almost inevitably, this has in practice meant protracted, relentless and often unwinnable wars, and - in 1939-1945 - moral catastrophe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe author of definitive books on the Holy Roman Empire and the Thirty Years War, Peter Wilson has with \u003ci\u003eIron and Blood \u003c\/i\u003ewritten his masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Hugely impressive'' Richard J. Evans,\u003ci\u003e Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57401637306750,"sku":"NW9780141988887","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141988887.jpg?v=1778611694","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-eu\/products\/iron-blood","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}