IT may safely be assumed that the early history of Prussia is known to the great majority of English readers only from the first four books of Carlyle’s Frederic the Great. So powerful was the ...

Last week we looked at Prussia’s Soldier King, Frederick Wilhelm I, and what he meant for Prussian history. As he ascended to the throne, within days it became evident he was the polar opposite of his ...

These Russian soldiers were given to the Prussian king as ‘human presents.’ Most of them never returned home. “The most beautiful girl or woman in the world would be a matter of indifference to me, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The 1866 Battle of Trautenau occurred during the Austro-Prussian War when the Prussian Second Army encountered Austrian ...

The past, famously, is a foreign country. Unfortunately, it often seems that “foreign wars” fought before 1900 are too distant to find their way into our policy analysis. And without understanding the ...