A Numismatist at War: Max von Bahrfeldt
A Numismatist at War: Max von Bahrfeldt …[T]he Army had become the most popular, most admired, and most respected and most influential entity in the new German Empire. …To most Germans their Army – the Emperor’s Army – represented stability as well as honor and glory (Dupuy, 110). The study of ancient coins is usually regarded as a quiet, scholarly pursuit. But one of the most eminent European classical numismatists of the early 20th century was a German general accused of atrocities in Belgium during the Willmine, 45 miles (72 km) northeast of Berlin, Max Bahrfeldt entered a...