In the Battle of Langensalza on June 27, 1866, during the Austro-Prussian War, the Kingdom of Hanover fought against the ...

Last week we looked at the first of the Hohenzollerns and the complex marriage and inheritance politics that led to a territory that somewhat resembled what would one day be known as Prussia. As these ...

Michael Howard's account of the Franco-Prussian War, published in 1961, was so definitive that it seemed to deter others from telling the same story. Wawro has at last taken up the challenge, drawing ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

As we enter spring 2024, Ukraine’s military position looks tenuous. Its counter-offensive in 2023 did not achieve the ambitious results that Ukraine’s allies had hoped for, and the Ukrainians are now ...