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Geldanlage: So reich müssen Sie sein, um von Zinsen zu leben
„During those same days, another writer, Franz Kafka of Prague, hospitalized not far from there in an Alpine sanatorium, notes in his diary: “In the struggle that pits the individual against the world, always bet on the world.” The 187 rebellious grenadiers, instead, bet on the individual: his name is Gabriele D’Annunzio.“
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The ‘Old Fritz’ had earned his affectionate nickname in a series of successive military victories (including against France in 1757), often leading his men into battle in person, putting himself in such danger that several horses were shot from under him.
Katja Hoyer • Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire
Am liebsten hätten sie die Hoteldächer wieder mit Stroh gedeckt, um ganz gewiß die alten zu bleiben, aber das neue Geld damit zu machen. Die Heimat ist in Gefahr, aber die Heimat kam in Wirklichkeit nur durch die Heimatverteidiger in Gefahr, sie war eine Gefahr für ihn und viele andere, die über das nächste Tal nicht hinausschauen wollten, und er
... See moreJoseph Zoderer • Die Walsche: Roman (HAYMON TASCHENBUCH) (German Edition)
The volunteers that the Prussian king had called up in his 1813 appeal were called Landwehr units, and they made up 120,565 of the 290,000 men in the land army. They were further supported by various Freikorps units and additional volunteers from Prussia and the other German states. What made this the stuff of legend was not only the fact that
... See moreKatja Hoyer • Blood and Iron: The Rise and Fall of the German Empire
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