A constitutional crisis in 1860s Prussia could teach Americans the importance of public participation in democracy.

changes in the military obligation, training, and service of Prussian soldiers, improvements in technology, and the development of innovative tactical and strategic concepts, and even the formation of ...

His acquisition of new lands made Prussia prosperous as well as formidable. Frederick William I was a man of iron discipline, whose military obsession bordered on the fanatical, but his son seemed ...

How the Teutonic Order Conquered Prussia - Military Orders Posted: February 10, 2025 | Last updated: February 10, 2025 Kings and Generals' historical animated documentary series on the Middle Ages ...

and its indifference to the military reputation of Prussia. Such are the high crimes and misdemeanors which have brought down on the obnoxious Chamber the vengeance of royalty, and caused once ...

This was not acceptable to the other German princes. They felt threatened by Prussia’s strength, particularly its military strength. In 1850, the German states sided with the Austrians as they ...

Two Russian armies invaded German East Prussia in August 1914 ... 250,000 men - an entire army - as well as vast amounts of military equipment. The wafer-thin silver lining was that the Russian ...

At the highest levels, the Franco-Prussian War imposed a conservative, militaristic character to German nationalism, which played an important role in the outbreak of World War I. In terms of military ...