This is the first comprehensive history of the campaign that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael V. Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, ...

But they repeatedly reversed these decisions. Apart from Austria, Prussia was the strongest German state. It was the only state that showed any real ability to unite Germany. It was clear that ...

and it’s unlike anything else that you will find in the German capital. As you enter the hotel from two sets of sliding glass doors, you notice the Prussian blue walls. A major military power ...

Prussia's development as a successful, modern industrial state gave hope to German nationalists. Economically, unification through the Zollverein economic alliance of 1834 had been a success.

While the armies mobilized in July 1870, the conflict appeared 'too close to call'. Prussia and its German allies overwhelmingly outnumbered the French. But Marshal Achille Bazaine's grognards ('old ...

A stone’s throw from Berlin, art and architecture abound in this German city Famous as the site ... Potsdam was the hunting quarters of the Prussian king Frederick William I.

Jan. 18 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1871, William of Prussia was declared the first German emperor. His reign ended upon his death March 9, 1888, and he was succeeded by his son ...