One notable example was the German Empire under Kaiser Wilhelm II, which, despite peaceful relations, devised plans between 1897 and 1904 to challenge American dominance. The motive was to counter ...

As 1917 came to a close, the European Allies, their forces depleted, faced a German offensive designed to win the war before the American troops could arrive. On the Eastern Front, Russia ...

Lorie Vanchena, associate professor of German and academic director ... project to create a digital archive of American poetry written in response to WWI. Specifically, Vanchena’s KU branch ...

A shared language and traditions inclined many Americans toward their close cousins across the Atlantic, but not all. German Americans and Irish Americans had no sympathy for the British or their ...

As 1917 came to a close, the European Allies, their forces depleted, faced a German offensive designed to win the war before the American troops could arrive. On the Eastern Front, Russia ...