Helmuth von Moltke and the Origins of the First World War

The Marne, 1914: The Opening of World War I and the Battle That Changed the World
For the first time in a generation, here is a bold new account of the Battle of the Marne, a cataclysmic encounter that prevented a quick German victo...

The Road to Königgrätz: Helmuth von Moltke and the Austro-Prussian War 1866
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The Origins of the Second World War
A.J.P. Taylor's bestselling "The Origins of the Second World War" overturns popular myths about the outbreak of war. One of the most popular and contr...

They Died For Glory
The Franco-Prussian War, which many in Europa expected the French to win, instead ended with a triumphant Prussia emerging as the new military power o...

Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism: 1800-1914
In 1800, Europeans governed about one-third of the world's land surface; by the start of World War I in 1914, Europeans had imposed some form of pol...