Oct 18, 20166 min read'Iron Kingdom' Reminds Me Why I'm Proud Of My Prussian RootsWhen I was a young boy, I remember my grandfather telling me stories of the great emperors and statesmen of the Prussian Empire. He had moved to Canada after the war, but his glorification of Prussia …
Oct 14, 20166 min readBook Review -- Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947It’s an unfortunate fact of the present that Germans must shudder at the mention of their history. Any conversation will reliably either end or begin loyal to Godwin’s law. There will be no discussion …