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Tag Archives: WWII
Teaching Holocaust Denial
The Third Reich committed industrialized genocide, leaving mountains of evidence assembled largely by the Nazis themselves.
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Responding When Past Darkness Comes To Light
Some prominent brands have historic links to Nazi abuses. How can they make amends when perpetrators and victims are gone?
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The Other WWII Battlefront In Europe
Far from the famous European battles of World War II, Germany’s biggest warship confronted the Allies in the far north.
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Poland Edits Its History
Poland resents distortions of its World War II history, but the best response to lies is truth, not censorship.
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What If Hitler Escaped?
Side note from the JFK files: The CIA considered the chance that Hitler escaped to South America after WWII. Suppose he did?
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Gibraltar Rocks Brexit
For the most part Brexit is not an American issue, but the fate of Gibraltar is an exception.
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The Days We Remember
A nation can be defined by the dates it collectively remembers.
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The Day I Became A Monuments Man
A personal experience shows that restitution of Nazis’ stolen treasure is about much more than money.
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Stars and Stripes, At Least For Now
He may not read it regularly, but the commander-in-chief provided a plug that ought to save the military’s “hometown newspaper.”
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