The Trawniki Camp in Poland during the Second World War
The Trawniki camp in Poland served three purposes: to hold Soviet POWs, train guards and was a forced labour camp associated with Madjanek.
The Trawniki...
The Sounds and Voices of Munich
In September 1938, the fever of war was in the air. Only five years before, Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany. In 1935,...
The consequences of Appeasement
On September 29th, 1938, British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain flew to Munich to participate in a conference with Adolf Hitler of Germany, Eduoard Daladier,...
Germany’s Role in World War I and World War II: Causes and Consequences
On the surface, unified Germany today - to a large degree - resembles Germany after World War I, as a liberal, democratic republic. Yet...
Protestant Suppression in Communist Eastern Europe
Christians Protestants faced marginalization across Eastern Europe during the years of communist rule in twentieth century. Despite suppression from the government and other religious...
The Easter Rising: Irish Republican Uprising of 1916
The 1916 Easter Rising paved the way for the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922.
The causes and consequences of the 1916 Easter...
Kiev’s Slavic, Greco-Roman History
The Church of the Holy Wisdom did not only commemorate Rus's conversion to Orthodoxy, but it also honored Kiev as a place of education...
History of the Greek Evzone: From Kings Guard to Heroes to Guardians of the...
From a long heritage of fighting the Turks the Evzones formed the Royal Guard and fought two world wars to earn the right to...
Baglivi’s De Praxi Medica (On the Practice of Medicine)
On the Practice of Medicine: An important work in the history of medical science, published in the 17th century.
Giorgio Baglivi, an Italian physician, published...
The French Invasion of Liechtenstein
The French Revolution in Paris in July 1789 would have disastrous effect on Liechtenstein and its people. During the First War of the Coalitions,...