Tag Archives: Second World War

In Charts: WW2

A collection of charts, graphs and maps exploring the Second World War.

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May 8, 1945 Remembered: VE Day @ 75

Our best articles on the significance, the human toll and the consequences of the Second World War.

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Lincoln, FDR and Sizing Up Donald Trump

What are the keys to wartime presidential leadership?

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Holocaust Ignorance: Today’s Dangers

There must be a new urgency to ensuring that people everywhere understand the horrors of the past and the dangers of today’s authoritarian trends.

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Forget Fake News. Worry About Fake History Oscars

Two movies about Britain in 1940 – Dunkirk and the Darkest Hour – have collected plenty of Oscar nominations. Yet, both movies are full of historical nonsense.

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Colonialism Applied to Europe: Mazower’s “Hitler’s Empire”

The most distinctive character of the Second World War is that it was Nazi Germany’s war of extermination in Russia.

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Germany’s Past: From Shame to Fascination?

Not long ago, Germans shunned their country’s past. Now, they are far more open-eyed.

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The Nazi Hunters’ Enduring Legacy

Why it matters to stand up for justice and demand atonement.

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May 8, 1945: Beyond the Unconditional Surrender of German Forces

The ominous date also marks the beginning of violence and occupation in Algeria, Greece and Eastern Europe.

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The Liberation of Bergen-Belsen: A Survivor Remembers

70 years later, a survivor of the atrocities of WWII recalls her experience.

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