by Kurt Brackob | Oct 4, 2020 | Articles
Niccolò Machiavelli in his famous work, The Prince, considers Cesare Borgia to be a compelling example for princes to follow if they wish to learn to strengthen their principalities. Although there is no evidence that Machiavelli knew much about the career of the...
by Kurt Brackob | Oct 3, 2020 | Articles
by Kurt W. Treptow The best-documented part of Vlad III Dracula’s stormy reign as prince of Wallachia from 1456 to 1462 is his war against the Ottoman Turks which began late in 1461 and ended with the campaign against the rebellious prince, led by Sultan Mehmed II, in...
by Kurt Brackob | Oct 3, 2020 | Book Presentations
Vlad III Dracula: The Life and Times of the Historical Dracula is an outstanding work of scholarship that carefully sifts through the often-contradictory sources, and popular culture associated with the name Dracula, to give us a historical Vlad Dracula, not a legend....
by Kurt Brackob | Sep 29, 2020 | Book Presentations
I greatly thank my kind host for inviting me to speak about my book Dracula’s Mistress. It’s, in fact, a two books series – Dracula’s Mistress and book two, Dracula’s Prodigy. ( Both available on...
by Kurt Brackob | Sep 29, 2020 | Articles
Alexander Aldea: The Accidental Prince One of the least-known personalities involved in the story of the historical Dracula is his uncle, Alexander Aldea. A son of Mircea the Old, Alexander II Aldea ruled Wallachia from 1431 to 1436. Just before Alexander II came to...
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