Alles Gute Fritz!
Frederick the Great was born this day in 1712, to celebrate this year I bought a copy of Frederick The Great by Nancy Mitford, I'm hoping it's not too…
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Der Choral von Leuthen
Hallo Leute! (Es tut mir Leid) It's been a while.Anyway, today is the anniversary of the battle of Leuthen so I had to post something: Spectacular.
Read more →Fridericus - 1937
A very enjoyable film, and no obvious dodgy propaganda, given the time it was made...I particularly enjoyed the little cameo obviously intended to…
Read more →Leuthen - C.F. Scherenberg
Another acquisition this month; Leuthen (Gedicht) by Christian Friedrich Scherenberg. I have yet to read it all, but the first verse seems to fit well…
Read more →Wirtshaus in Prettin
Firstly, today is the 281st anniversary of Frederick the Great's accession to the throne of Prussia. We could definitely do with leaders of his…
Read more →Fritz & the Hohenzollerns
A nice quote from close to the end of Carlyle's History of Frederick, I now have one volume left to read.Prussia has been a meritorious Nation; and,…
Read more →Wolfersdorf at Torgau
A great little anecdote from Thomas Carlyle's History of Frederick the Great, how Colonel von Wolfersdorf "beautifully defends himself in Torgau", and…
Read more →The Seven Years War - Podcast
I'm enjoying the Will Durant podcast on the Seven Years War, nice and concise and not a bad reading voice, for an American...
Read more →Preuß - Fritz, Buch für Jedermann
Very pleased with my copies of "Die Lebensgeschichte des großen Königs Friedrich von Preußen", or "Fridrich" if you go by the label on the spine...
Read more →Friedrich der Große - 308. Geburtstag
Alles Gute zum 308. Geburtstag dem alten Fritz. Möge er in Frieden (und ohne Sorge) ruhen!
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