..".a balanced and perceptive analysis...a superb monograph." - The Historian ..".an interesting political application of the psychological tendency to overlook our own weaknesses even as we attribute them to someone else...This work has obvious value as an introductory text for student historians of France and Germany; its study of cultural identities and national myths also makes it pertinent to young scholars interested in the workings of international affairs. Instructors of modern European history courses, or French or German civilization courses will find this volume to be valuable...