The Nervous Superpower (2/10)

The was no such country as "Germany" until well into the 19th Century. Instead, Prussia and Austria were jockeying for power within the German League, a loose confederation of kingdoms and principalities. When Otto von Bismarck becomes Prussian Minister President in the Fall of 1862, it is the first step on a path that will unify Germany into an Empire, the economic powerhouse of continental Europe.

The docudrama series consists of following eps.: 


  • Birth of an Empire + The Nervous Superpower (2 x 90 min, 4 x 45 min)
  • The Last Summer of Europe (1 x 90 min, 2 x 45 min)
  • The Price of Peace I + II (2 x 90 min)
  • Counter-Revolution (1 x 90 min, 2 x 45 min)
  • Hitler on Trial ( 1 x 60 min, 1 x 45 min)
  • Rise of the Nazis (1 x 90 min, 2 x 45 min)
  • The Nazi Coup (1 x 90 min)
  • Government for the People (1 x 60 min)