November 1918 and the war to end all wars comes to its conclusion as the guns on the western front fall silent. For four years prior, the army of German Kaiser Wilhelm II had shot and shelled its way ...

With new high-speed trains complementing old school diesels, Turkey’s once undervalued rail system is enjoying a ...

In 1904, two Americans boarded the steamship Kaiser Wilhelm II and set off for Africa. One was Kent J. Loomis, brother to the ...

Battle of the Herrings fought during Hundred Years’ War when French and Scottish troops unsuccessfully attack English convoy (carrying ...

The works of the great Azerbaijani composer Uzeyir Hajibeyli have been performed in Germany in “Tanzmusic” concert programs ...

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A diplomatic and military shakeup was believed far from complete today as Adolf Hitler assumed complete command of the German army.

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Sisters in Science” tells of the rise of female scientists in 1930s Germany – some of whom were Jewish – whose careers were ...

On November 9, 1938, hundreds of Jews living in Germany were attacked and killed, their properties ransacked, and 30,000 were later sent to concentration camps in an event known as The Night of Broken ...