In the 19th century, there was one European Statesman that towered above all others, contrary to the expectation of both his ...
On October 7, 1870, one of those minor, anecdotal episodes that pepper History amidst greater events took place. A hydrogen balloon named Armand-Barbès lifted off from Paris, setting out towards Tours ...
Washington: German Historical Institute, 1997. Pp. 705. Illus, notes, biblio., index. $84.95. ISBN:0-521-56071-3 This volume is essentially the published proceeding of a conference on this comparative ...
On Blood & Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire, 1871–1918 by Katja Hoyer. It’s easy for modern commentators to regard the German Empire as no more than a violent chapter in European history.