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Military Intelligence from Germany, 1906-1914
From August 1914 to November 1918 the British Army was engaged in a prolonged and hard-fought struggle against its German counterpart. The question of how ready the British Army …
Royal Kinship. Anglo-German Family Networks 1815-1918
Whenever the British Press wants to attack the Royal Family, they make a jibe about “their foreign roots”. The Royals – as they say – are simply a posh version of German invaders. …
Naval Intelligence from Germany
During the course of the Anglo-German naval race, the British Admiralty found a regular flow of information on Germany's naval policy, on her warship construction and on the …
Über die Herausforderung der Verschiedenheit und die neue Wertereligion
In ihren Festreden anlässlich der Verleihung des Dr. Leopold Lucas-Preises des Jahres 2020 stellen Adam B. Seligman und Linda Woodhead ihre unterschiedlichen Ansätze zum …
Rum, Sodomy, Prayers, and the Lash Revisited
'Naval tradition? Naval tradition? Monstrous. Nothing but rum, sodomy, prayers and the lash.' This quotation, from Winston Churchill, is frequently dismissed as apocryphal or a …
Spies in Uniform
Why did the British government declare war on Germany in August 1914? Was it because Germany posed a threat to British national security? Today many prominent historians would …
The Royal Navy and the German Threat 1901-1914
When and why did the Royal Navy come to view the expansion of German maritime power as a threat to British maritime security? Contrary to current thinking, Matthew S. Seligmann …
In the Shadow of the Swastika
Written by experts on 20th century and German history, this is a well illustrated account of what it was like to live under the Nazi regime. It looks at all aspects of life …
Does Peace Lead to War?
Why did peace so often fail in the 20th century? What was the causality that led from peace to war? Drawing on a series of pertinent peace studies, the authors provide a …