I ‘THE history of our Colonies in the world war has shown that the German Colonial Empire was no proper “empire” at all, but just a number of possessions without geographical and political ...

Iltisstraße, Berlin-Dahlem: In German, the word “Iltis” means “polecat”, evoking that little native carnivore from the marten family after which the road must surely have been named. But actually it ...

It was also about international recognition of the German Empire, elevating the “late-born German nation back to being the world’s first nation.” Sepp was hardly coy about his colonial ambitions. On ...

Since the 19th century, multiple nations have contemplated invading the United States, but none have succeeded. One notable example was the German Empire under Kaiser Wilhelm II, which, despite ...