Alejandro de Quesada

Germany’s 30-year colonial episode in Africa, the Pacific, and her enclave in China is a relatively unexplored aspect of the country’s history. Under the young Kaiser Wilhelm II, rivalry with the old colonial powers saw the protectorates, originally established by trading companies, transformed into crown colonies garrisoned by the newly raised Schutztruppe, with support from the Imperial Navy’s Seebataillone. Imperial...

The Spanish Civil War was the curtain-raiser to World War II and involved a complex collection of forces, particularly on the Republican side. The Spanish Civil War 1936–39 (2) illustrates how diverse the Republican forces were, drawn from loyal elements of the Spanish army that rejected the appeal of the rebel generals, a wide range of volunteer regional units and...