The Goethe Institut in London is currently running a Doppelgänger in Europe series, which brings together two experts working in the same field to compare German and English perpsectives on a subject.
The Open University's Annika Mombauer has contributed to a discussion on European history, which - with through the kind permission of the Goethe Institut - we are delighted to present here:
Dr Annika Mombauer
Professor Hew Strachan
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