The Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck oversaw the unification of scattered German-speaking states in 1871, forming the German Empire and …
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Prussia: The Extinct Military Powerhouse of Europe
The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 culminated in a new rising power, the North German Confederation, which formed one of Europe's greatest modern …
Frederick the Great emerged in the 18th century as a cunning strategist who embodied the ideal of an “enlightened despot.” He was an absolute monarch …
Frederick II (the Great) is well-known as being a military leader, but it wasn’t just his military escapades that turned his native Prussia into a …
