In the grand narrative of 19th-century Europe, the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-71 stands as a tectonic event. It was more […]

The story of German unification is not one of democratic awakening or popular revolution. It is a story of cold,

The story of the German military in the early 20th century is not merely one of battles and strategy; it

The story of German industrialization is a tale of a latecomer who not only caught up with the pioneers but,

When we trace the arc of 20th-century German history, our gaze is often drawn irresistibly to the cataclysms of the

For Germany, a rising industrial powerhouse confident in its military and economic might, World War I was not merely a

Sandwiched between the authoritarian Empire of the Kaisers and the genocidal dictatorship of the Third Reich, the Weimar Republic is

The rise of the Nazi Party from the fringes of German politics to absolute power is a story that continues

While the Panzer divisions and Stuka dive-bombers conquered territory, it was the sophisticated, relentless, and soul-corrupting propaganda machine that conquered

In the grand hall of the Nuremberg Rathaus on September 15, 1935, the Nazi regime unveiled a set of regulations

When we picture Nazi Germany, the images are overwhelmingly male: the ranting Führer, rows of stormtroopers, and generals plotting war.

For decades, the popular imagination, particularly outside of Germany, held a simplified view: that the German people were either enthusiastic