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145th Anniversary of the Battle of Königgrätz

Since I wrote my MA thesis on the Battle of Königgrätz I figured I would put up a post here noting that today is the 145th anniversary of the battle, which was fought on July 3rd. The battle was significant for… Continue Reading →

The Crimean War part one – The Narrative

This war has always interested me; mainly because of the use of technology and the admittedly fuzzy reasoning for the war in the first place.   The war was probably the last European Great Power War that was fought for… Continue Reading →

Happy Thanksgiving

Just want to wish everybody a 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving 🙂 as this is the first major holiday since I have been blogging. I hope that everybody is as blessed as I am with a great family and multiple reasons for… Continue Reading →

The Prussian General Staff

It has often been asserted that one of the things that set the Prussian/German Army apart from others is the General Staff System. I can buy that the Prussian General Staff was the best and has been widely imitated. I… Continue Reading →

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