The History of GermanyGermany's history stretches from prehistoric settlements and early Germanic tribes who clashed with Rome to a modern reunified nation at the heart of Europe. This book traces that long arc, covering the migrations and Frankish kingdoms, the Holy Roman Empire's feudal structures and Hanseatic trade, the Crusades and Teutonic expansion, plagues and social shifts, Luther's Reformation and the Peasants' War, and the devastation of the Thirty Years' War.