瑪麗·弗爾布魯剋，倫敦大學學院德國史教授，曾任《德國史》雜誌的第一屆編委會成員、英國德國史學會主席。在德國曆史和比較歐洲曆史研究領域著述頗豐。主要著作有：《德國簡史》（2004年第二版）、《兩個德國之解讀（1945-1990）》（2000年第二版）、《對專政的解析：東德內幕（1949-1989）》（1995年版）、《大屠殺之後的德意誌民族認同》（1999年版）、《史學理論》（2002年版）、《人民的國傢：從希特勒到昂納剋的東德社會》（2005年版）。

The third edition of A History of Germany traces the dramatic social, cultural, and political tensions in Germany since 1918. Offers a persuasive interpretation of the dynamics of twentieth-century German history Treats German history from 1918-2008 from the perspective of division and reunification, covering East and West German history in equal depth Covers the self-destructive Weimar Republic, the extremes of genocide and military aggression in the Nazi era, the division of the nation in the Cold War, and the collapse of communist East Germany and unification in 1990 New edition includes updates throughout, especially covering the Nazi period and the Holocaust; a new chapter on Germany since the 1990s; and a substantially revised and updated bibliography