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...Mighty Fortress: A New History of the German People, Ozment harnesses over 2000 years of German history in less than 350 pages. Friendly, thorough and wholly comprehensive, the book is an enlightening way to learn about the fascinating and controversial Germans...
...It’s time we know the difference between the Germans and the Nazis,” Ozment says...
...name suggests, A Mighty Fortress does not ignore Germany’s turbulent and war-stricken past. Rather, the book presents a more substantial perspective. Unifying Germany’s history before 1930 with that after 1945, Ozment does not neglect the white elephant in between...
...Ozment, that dual history is a part of his own story. Like 58 million other Americans, Ozment can claim a German-American heritage. After his mother’s family immigrated to the United States, they dropped the end of their last name, disconnecting themselves with their German history...
Growing up in Arkansas, surrounded by a segregated deep South, Ozment says he learned at an early age how to cope with a divided history. Optimistically, he says that confronting the past is the best way of looking forward...