German did not have a national police force until 1920 when it was formed by the Weimar regime. The national Socialists were instrumental in its development. The dutes performed by the Ordnungspolizei were the same as those performed in any other country in peace time. However it did supervise the p[...]

This volume completes the Oxford English Texts edition of Byron's Poetical Works. Included here are the poems from the last two years of Byron's life, 1823-4, when he decided to leave Italy to join the Greeks in their struggle for independence from the Ottoman Empire. Three major works date from thi[...]