Pride and Honor, Bait and Folly: Otto von Bismarck, Napoleon III, the Ems Dispatch and the Franco-Prussian War of 1870/71 History June 23, 2020
You say “Potato” —und ich sag: “Kartoffel” Food January 4, 2021By Robert A. Selig … and some say Erdbirne, or Erdapfel, or Krumbirn or Grumbeere, Tartuffel or, when deep-fried, even...
How much bread and meat will I be able to buy tomorrow? Food Rationing in Germany from 1915 to 1950 History December 20, 2017Supply, the combined impact of Allied blockades and weather-related crop failure left its war-ravaged citizens sick and starving. By Robert...
31 October 2017: The 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s Denouncement of the Sale of Indulgences History October 5, 2017His public actions challenged the Catholic Church and started the movement that became the Protestant Reformation. By Robert A. Selig...
