Lothar Matthaus and the West Germany squad with the World Cup and a tearful Paul 'Gazza' Gascoigne Photos: Getty Images; design: Eamonn Dalton/The Athletic This is the 14th in a series by The Athletic ...

THE historic Berlin-to-Baghdad ambitions of the Germans got nowhere politically under the whip of Kaiser or Fuhrer, but before the peaceful push of West Germany’s prosperous economy, they are ...

At higher echelons, battalion and division-level comparisons reveal contrasts in logistics, unit composition, and strategic deployment. West German battalions typically included substantial staff and ...

The date was June 22, 1974. The Volksparkstadion in Hamburg played witness to a match layered with drama, politics, and a nerve-shredding test of will.