Otto von Bismarck at his desk in 1886. Source: Wikimedia Commons After forging German nationhood through the Franco-Prussian war in 1871, Otto von Bismarck took office on March 21 as the first German ...
On the night of May 18, 1941, the German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen steamed out of its base at Gotenhafen (now Gdynia, Poland), followed five hours later by the Kriegsmarine's crown jewel, the ...
The larger context of the battle—the U.S. Navy being forced to take on the German Navy—would have had serious repercussions for the Pacific theater. Germany was, after all, considered the primary ...
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LONDON — Count Gottfried von Bismarck, whose life of privileged excess as a descendant of Germany’s “Iron Chancellor” was clouded by two deaths at his decadent parties, has died at age 44. The ...
The German debate about how to treat Russia has been lively. Over the past year, the political mainstream has moved towards a much more critical position towards Russia. But Russia’s aggression ...
Otto von Bismarck at his desk in 1886. Source: Wikimedia Commons After forging German nationhood through the Franco-Prussian war in 1871, Otto von Bismarck took office on March 21 as the first German ...