Unchained Eagle: Germany After The Wall
By Tom Heneghan
Pearson Education, London, 2000
256 pages   ISBN: 0273650122


Unchained Eagle: Germany after the Wall is the story of reunited Germany, from the dramatic events leading up to the merger of east and west to the government's move to Berlin and Helmut Kohl's disgrace over his illegal slush funds. It looks at the challenges that have faced the nation - defining its military role, integrating eastern Germany, fighting neo-Nazis and shaping a German vision for the European Union - and assesses how it has met them. It reflects on the concerns and controversies over economic reform, European monetary union, remembering the Holocaust and shaping the new Germany. It is the story of a country and its people at the centre of the evolving Europe.  

A long-time observer of German politics, Heneghan was in Berlin as the Wall fell and spent the next decade reporting at first hand on Germany for Reuters news agency.

"Tom Heneghan's book is a fascinating read for anyone with either a professional or general interest in Germany. He has done a remarkable job in recreating the events of the past ten years, which makes this book the most essential publication in the English language for years to come." - Contemporary Review (Oxford).

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