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 Forgotten European Power
The Kingdom of Prussia served as the precursor to modern Germany. From a small region in northern Poland came a German superpower, reigning from 1525 until World War II.
In the second half of the nineteenth century, the Germanic states that once formed the Holy Roman Empire were in the process of increased cooperation …
History is a dangerous and fickle place. Small, harmless nations have risen to immense power, commanding military and diplomatic influence over all …
In the late 18th century, Russia, Austria, and Prussia finished with the partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth. This state was a union of …