Key point: Berlin could have won World War I, but several things would have to have gone differently. Most obviously, America’s entrance to the conflict prevented a stalemate. Yet fascinating as these ...

When it comes to alternative history, the Second World War is king. Dozens of books and wargames suggest how history would have changed if Hitler had invaded Britain or not invaded Russia. Want to ...

China Daily has been making much of Harvard University Prof. Joseph Nye’s comments about China’s rise and American decline. In a recent article titled ‘Don’t Magnify China’s Power,’ Ariel Tung reports ...

Last week the wise and all-powerful Harvard professor Joe Nye decreed that "China Is Not Imperial Germany." I seldom take issue with Professor Nye, whose works on soft power and international public ...

FRAGILE RISE: GRAND STRATEGY AND THE FATE OF IMPERIAL GERMANY, 1871-1914 By Xu Qiyu Translated by Joshua Hill Foreword by Graham Allison The MIT Press, $31, 341 pages It says a lot about the ...

Lawrence:University Press of Kansas, 2018. Pp. xiv, 396+. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $39.95. ISBN: 070062600X The Kaiserreich at War Contrary to the title, the history of the German Army in ...

An aging scion of a medieval German principality aspired to reestablish the throne of Kaiser Wilhelm II — only to have the ambition thwarted in a massive raid by Germany‘s security services. “We know ...

Thousands of cultural treasures from Germany's former Hohenzollern imperial family will remain on permanent display in museums in Berlin and Brandenburg, the country's new Culture Commssioner Wolfram ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Poor relief and unemployment insurance were two social policies that provided aid to jobless workers in urban Imperial Germany (1871-1914).