Turner Collins

Johannes Erwin Eugen Rommel exists as the most prominent German military officer in history. But was his nickname 'Desert Fox' well earned?

Field Marshall Erwin Rommel, Germany's most famous military officer, would become embroiled in an assassination attempt on Hitler himself, leading to his own death and cementing his place in history.

After its fall in 1940, France was essentially split into three parts. While the Free French and German-occupied sections are often focused on, less attention is given to Vichy France.

The Franco-Prussian war of 1870 culminated in a new rising power, the North German Confederation, which formed one of Europe's greatest modern powers: Germany.

In the wake of the First Balkan War, the uneasy alliance of the Balkan League was left in shambles with the Ottomans defeated, and the former allies turned on themselves.

A literary icon for young people across the world, Winnie-the-Pooh might never have come to be without a Canadian's involvement in the First World War.

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, also known as the Lion of Africa, was one of Germany's most prestigious and well-respected generals both during and after World War I.

The Battle of Monte Cassino was one of the Italian Campaign's most brutal fights, lasting four months and leading to catastrophic destruction.