The German Trauma: Experiences And Reflections 1938-1999 (Allen Lane History S.) Sereny, Gitta Summary IN 1945, Germany underwent a radical political transformation, moving certainty and irreversibility from dictatorship to freedom under a model federal constitution. IN 1945, Germany underwent a radical political transformation, moving certainty and irreversibility from dictatorship to freedom under a model federal constitution. But despite this remarkable public success, and the economic revival that accompanied it, the experience of war remains current in the imagination of Germans. Indeed, so total was their defeat, so complete was their culpability, that Germany's obvious dynamism has coexisted with the always open wound of their history. The fact that this wound exists and has been felt so deeply for more than half a century, has altered what has usually been thought of as the German character. Highlights Easy to enjoy: 416 pages · Hardcover By Sereny, Gitta Details ISBN: 9780713994568 Author: Sereny, Gitta Format: Hardcover Pages: 416 Language: English Publication date: 28 September 2000 Condition: Used – Like New About the authors Sereny, Gitta and Gitta Sereny · Publisher: Allan Lane More about this book Reviews IN 1945, Germany underwent a radical political transformation, moving certainty and irreversibility from dictatorship to freedom under a model federal constitution.