Current events are frequently viewed through the prism of analogies. Words become shorthand for a particular type of situation. “Munich” equals the danger of appeasing bloodthirsty dictators, “Vietnam ...

After 1890 important changes took place within the German Empire both in domestic and foreign policy. The period was marked by military parades and grandeur. Bismarck was fired by Wilhelm ii and the ...

This colossal study delves into the facts and myths surrounding the reports of German war atrocities in Belgium and France in 1914. The authors argue that the contradictory reports of Germans and ...

From the Early Germans to the Reformation -- The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, A.D. 9 -- The Early Germans -- The Battle of Adrianople, 378 -- The Salic Law, c. 500 -- The Character and Deeds of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about books, economics, foreign policy, and history. After the Great War had ended, an Austrian diplomat and a German ...

This two-part series examines the frequent comparison between contemporary China and pre-1914 Wilhelmine Germany. A host of commentators have made this comparison in the past few years: Walter Russell ...

We remember the 1914 Christmas Truce as a moment of humanity amid war. Four years later, a darker tale unfolded. By Mary Elisabeth Cox Dr. Cox is the author of “Hunger in War and Peace: Women and ...