Looking for a couple books!

by Venmar

Hey! I'm new to this subreddit, and I was brought here because of my current interests in European history! I am a history buff, particularly for World War 1, and have a deep interest in the history of several European Countries, particularly Spain, France, Germany, and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, all up until the beginning of the 20th century.

Now I looked over the books list, and I found a book or two I was interested in, but I didn't find anything in particular for the other subjects I hope to read up on.

If it isn't a hassle, and as long as I am allowed to ask this, is anyone familiar with a book for any of the following subjects?

  • Imperial Germany (1871-1914/1918)
  • Imperial Spain ( I think I already found a book about this that is about the rise and fall of Imperial Spain between 1469-1716, but any other suggestions in this timeframe would be awesome!)
  • France during the 19th and early 20th Century(s) (Or just a book about the French Third Republic, since I can always just find a book about the Napoleonic Era to satisfy most of the 19th century bit.)
  • History of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Mainly looking for a book that is a detailed history of its subject, and covers all of the general aspects of the country, such as Politics, Military, Diplomacy, Culture, etc.

Thank you to anyone that can help, the nature of European countries between 18th and 20 century really fascinate me, and at the same time these are the types of books that are hard to find. Any help would be appreciated :)

tobbinator

For the Spain part you could be interested in Stanley Payne's A History of Spain and Portugal, which is handily available freely online as part of UCA's Library of Iberian Resources Online here and here. It's a pretty good overall history of both of the countries.