Katie: At the beginning of the 20th century, Germany was a fairly newly formed nation. All its twenty-five previously independent states had been unified in 1871.

World War I “colored everything that came before and shadowed everything that followed.” The assassinations, which Austria-Hungary blamed on Serbia, led to an ultimatum being delivered to the Serbian ...

“On Namibian soil, #Germany committed the first genocide of the 20th century in 1904-1908, in which tens of thousands of innocent Namibians died in the most inhumane and brutal conditions ...

Since the dawn of the science of warfare, when the battle became more than two groups simply slogging it out until one is annihilated, armies have long recognized the importance of capturing the high ...

on 20th-century German literature. Share. Resize. Berlin Alexanderplatz . By Alfred Döblin (1929) ...

In many parts of eastern Germany, showing Nazi symbols is no longer seen as a provocation. It's become a trend across cities and regions in Germany-- especially in the east. "In parts of rural eastern ...

“Die Plage,” a monumental new art exhibition at Holocaust Museum Los Angeles, is an artistic exploration tracing German history throughout the first half of the 20th century.

The story spans much of Germany’s recent history, from the 19th century through the Weimar Republic, Nazi and communist regimes and, finally, reunification, it recounts the lives of 12 people ...

Goudsmit, in his 1947 book "ALSOS," lays out the reasons why the German scientists failed so miserably, and warns America throughout his career not to repeat Germany’s mistakes. Today, it seems ...

What to read and watch to understand Germany’s troubled 20th century Our correspondent picks four novels and two films that help to explain the country’s dark history. Share.