I find the reviews of history books from the mailing list H-REVIEW@H-NET.MSU.EDU interesting and helpful. Some reviews and other notes on German history, including Baden and Wuertemburg history, are on the H-German@msu.edu mailing list. One can subscribe to either by sending an e-mail with the text "subscribe H-Review" or "subscribe H-German" or both to listserv@h-net.msu.edu. A recent review of Dieter K. Buse. _The Regions of Germany: A Reference Guide to History and Culture_. Westport: Greenwood Press, 2005, ISBN 978-0-313-32400-0 included this comment, "The text is divided in sixteen chapters, or one for each federal state. They cover the same eleven major themes, making comparison simple. Buse shows us that while some political and cultural entities, such as Bavaria and Hamburg, emerged after the war largely intact, others, such as Lower Saxony and Hesse, developed out of diverse jurisdictions and had to mold new regional identities. He reminds us that while today it seems normal to look at Baden-Wurttemberg as a unit, these territories represent areas with distinct cultural traditions." Tom Rightmyer trightmy@juno.com Asheville, NC ____________________________________________________________ Click here for free information on business phone systems from top companies. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3ohtZetjDH1JfPG67098NluaI7YicVCSpXGf1ScwIMGz80KI/