This was the case of Prussia, a former duchy that in the early 1700s emerged from the shadow of Poland and the Holy Roman Empire. Growing to encompass much of northern and central Europe ...

"The idea that Prussia could take the field against me by herself," he said, "seems so ridiculous that it does not merit discussion." Within three weeks in October of 1806, he brought the ...

Allied with France and Britain, Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian commander, agreed to help relieve the French, under attack from Germany, with an offensive in East Prussia. This required mobility ...

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 ...

A Carlisle family has said that they are 'surprised' after finding a German First World War medal in their garage.