This is the first comprehensive history of the campaign that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael V. Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, ...

The statue of a German colonial officer has been removed after demonstrations by Namibian activists, Al Jazeera reports. The statue of Curt von François was erected in 1965, but was seen as a ...

The first comprehensive history of the decisive Fall Campaign of 1813, which determined control of Central Europe following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia the previous year. Using German, ...

Germany’s government didn’t reply to a request for comment. Statue was legally bought The museum in Munich justified its request by saying the statue had been illegally transported to Italy ...

Before the campaigns of Napoleon, Germany was divided into hundreds of independent states and cities. Although the people were Germanic, they had little sense of national identity. In the last ...

The sculpture depicts the four animals that feature in the fairy tale of the same name by the Brothers Grimm, and is a ...

The statue of a controversial German colonial officer in Namibia's capital, Windhoek, has been taken down following pressure from activists. Curt von François's statue was erected in 1965 to ...

By Ginanne Brownell The German artist Carsten Höller ... At the top was a statue of the French general dressed in Roman attire. Napoleon was later removed from the column on orders from King ...