The last couple of episodes we looked at Prussian society and its development and progression. We left off at the death of Prussia’s Soldier King in 1740, a man that dedicated his entire life to ...

Tim Blanning, Frederick the Great: King of Prussia (New York: Random House, 2016), 688 pp., $35.00. NAPOLEON SWIFTLY conquered Prussia in October 1806, inflicting crushing defeats at Jena and ...

The Battle of Torgau was a pivotal conflict between two of the most powerful European states of the time - the Kingdom of Prussia and the Habsburg Empire. The army of King Frederick the Great of ...

An oval portrait of Frederick the Great hung in Hitler's East Prussian headquarters behind the Russian front, yet the king can hardly be counted the spiritual progenitor of the dictator. An ...

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, ...

POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) - Portraits of Frederick the Great line the streets, bookshops are bursting with new biographies, talk shows debate his legacy and toymaker Steiff has made a limited edition ...

Read full article: Volusia County prepares for Imelda’s impacts on coastal projects POTSDAM – Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is ...

POTSDAM, Germany — Generations of Germans believe Frederick the Great brought the beloved potato to Germany. The legend is this: King Frederick II of Prussia wanted his subjects to eat potatoes, ...