Robert's European History Blog

An article about John Parr, who was allegedly the first casualty of World War One. I'm afraid i've no idea if this is correct or not...

In the aftermath of World War 2, the Dutch government acquired the rights to Hitler's famous book Mein Kampf and has, for several decades, refused to publish a Dutch language ... Read More

Who would you pick? Goethe? Beethoven? Bismarck? Bach? Well, the results are in and the German public have voted for Konrad Adenauer, the Chancellor who rebuilt the country in the ... Read More

This article from the New York Times reports on an archaeological dig in the Ypres Region of Belgium, where many relics of the First World War have been recovered; it's ... Read More

Thanks to the valiant efforts of television producers the world over (and a few dubious cable channels), you don’t have to learn history through books. Instead, you can sit back, ... Read More

Part 3 in a now four part series!

Part 2 in this guide to the best films of World War 2.

The Memorial Foundation for the Murdered Jews of Europe has decided that German firm Degussa canmake a special anti-vandalism coating for the Holocaust Memorial being built in Berlin. For the ... Read More

I've added a link to Sharon Silvia's new article on the art of World War One; you can find it here.

A survey to find the greatest Germans has produced a shortlist of ten for public voting. The nominees are: Konrad Adenauer (chancellor), J S Bach (composer), Otto von Bismarck (statesman), ... Read More

The first of a three part breakdown into the best dvds and videos on the Second World War, this lists the top ten tv shows and films about the Western ... Read More

Despite being far more inconvenient to browse than a solid internet forum, Yahoo Groups are swiftly becoming essential hubs for club, interest or team discussion. Historical Groups, whether for re-enactors, ... Read More

Despite being spread over a month of back-garden fireworks, the British celebration of Bonfire Night is still linked to remembering Guy Fawkes' plot to blow up Parliament (some will say ... Read More

I reported a few weeks ago on a large memorial to the Holocaust being built in Berlin; since then, a new issue has raised fierce debate. A subsidiary company of ... Read More

HBO, makers of the fantastic Band of Brothers, and the BBC, producers of the computer generated masterpiece which was Walking with Dinosaurs, have joined forces to produce a 12 part ... Read More

The Royal Geographical Society have announced plans to search the Straits of Gibraltar for...the lost city of Atlanta. Yes, the one often called Atlantis, but probably not with the aliens/hidden ... Read More