In the aftermath of World War II, Prussia-a centuries-old state pivotal to Europe's development-ceased to exist. In their eagerness to erase all traces of the Third Reich from the earth, the Allies believed that Prussia, the very embodiment of German militarism, had to be abolished.
A History of Brandenburg–Prussia in Six Maps
Chapter 1. The Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg
Chapter 3. An Extraordinary Light in Germany
Chapter 7. Struggle for Mastery
Chapter 9. Hubris and Nemesis: 1789–1806
Chapter 10. The World the Bureaucrats Made
Chapter 12. God’s March through History
Chapter 14. Splendour and Misery of the Prussian Revolution
Chapter 16. Merged into Germany