The Baltic - A New History of the Region and its People

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  • Author: Alan Palmer
  • Publisher: Duckworth Overlook
  • Catalogue: 188037
  • Size: 15.5x23cm
Alan Palmer’s “The Baltic” deals with the nations and individuals who have shaped this vitally important geopolitical zone from ancient history right through to the present day. From the trading cities of the Hanseatic League to the great Templar castle at Marienburg, the Baltic’s medieval Golden Age is evoked in this clearly written and definitive history. Palmer also examines the role of the Baltic States in the Twentieth century as the setting of the Eastern Front in the Second World War and as occupied territory during Nazism. The present era finds the Baltic as a region home to some of Europe’s most progressive democracies, and Palmer skilfully debates the future that lies in store for these countries.