The Middle Kingdoms: A New History of Central Europe

Haven't finished this book yet, but so far I'm finding it really engaging. I read Rady's Hapsburg book, which was really good, but I feel like with this book Rady has really upped his game and is now in the ranks of Tom Holland or Crowley with regards to just how engaging the book is. Not being an expert, I can't comment on the scholarship.

As an added bonus, if you decide to listen to it, the wise decision was made to get the brilliant narrator John Curless for this book. When it comes to historical audiobooks he is one of the best narrators in my opinion.