The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe

An essential new history of Central Europe that “deftly unravels the strands of a long and complex past” (Wall Street Journal)

Central Europe has long been infamous as a region beset by war, a place where empires clashed and world wars began. In The Middle Kingdoms, Martyn Rady offers the definitive history of the region, demonstrating that Central Europe has always been more than merely the fault line between West and East. Even as Central European powers warred with their neighbors, the...