Prussia played a crucial role in the history of Europe, shaping its political, military, and cultural landscape for centuries. From its origins as a small territory in the Holy Roman Empire ...

Of the 'Great Powers' that dominated Europe from the 18th to the 20th centuries, Prussia is the only one to have vanished not only from the map but from the continent's collective memory.

In 1914 the Russians had thrown 25 divisions into East Prussia. Now the Red Army strength, by the best guesses, was estimated at more than double that number. Head-On for Königsberg.

He once governed Ukraine and Berlin, controlled Finland, and might have changed British history -- but is little known in his native Scotland.

Of the 'Great Powers' that dominated Europe from the 18th to the 20th centuries, Prussia is the only one to have vanished not only from the map but from the continent's collective memory.

In the end, said Luh, the Keith brothers were instrumental in pressing Frederick to ally with Britain before the Seven Years War: that pitted Britain, Prussia and Hanover against Austria, France ...