# Kaiser Wilhelm II
20 Historic Events Even the Movies Won’t Touch
Hollywood has never had a shortage of dumb movie plots. Nor did it have a dearth of far-fetched scenes that stretch credulity to the breaking point, then zoom past it for miles…
10 Eyeopening Details About the Colonization of Africa
Although parts of North Africa were colonized in antiquity, by the Phoenicians, Greeks, Persians, Romans, and even the Vandals, the…
The Belgian Royal Family Served on the Frontline Side by Side With their Subjects during WW1
The Great War might be (in)famous for many things, but instances of admirable leadership isn’t one of them. One of…
Attrition Warfare: The Battle of Verdun
After reassessing Germany’s strategic position at the end of 1915, General Erich von Falkenhayn set about targeting the French Army,…
The German Kaiser’s Secret Plan To Invade the U.S.
It can be easy to see the United States as an unreachable, unimpeachable nation, so large and powerful as to…
American Hysteria: 5 Witch Hunts That Rocked the U.S. in the 20th Century
Arrest, capture, imprisonment. Hysteria of fear drives witch hunts. The sensation surrounding the short-lived Salem Witch Trials from 1692 to…
This Day In History: The Dutch Refuse to Extradite Wilhelm II (1920)
On this day in 1920, the Dutch government was at the center of a diplomatic and a political storm. They…