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1933: Democracy Destroyed
by Frank McDonough
In the following excerpt from The Hitler Years: Triumph, 1933-1939, Frank McDonough discusses…
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The Escape of the Nine
by Gwen Strauss
The Nine follows the true story of author Gwen Strauss's great aunt Hélène Podliasky,…
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Who Was Fritz Kuhn and the German American Bund?
by Bradley W. Hart
On the Fourth of July, 1937, a group of Americans gathered in…
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Paris Abandoned: The Realities of Armistice During World War II
by Anne Sebba
Slowly, the terms of the armistice began to sink in. The French had…
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Otto Wollank: The House by the Lake
by Thomas Harding WOLLANK 1890 Sitting astride his horse, Otto Wollank made his way slowly through…
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My Time On the Set With Marlene Dietrich
by Rory MacLean Why are we drawn to certain cities? Perhaps because of a story read…
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Feathered Fighters
by Tom Clavin
67 years ago, the U.S. Army Pigeon Service closed. You might think that…
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7 Books to Celebrate Women’s History Month
This Women’s History Month, we bring you seven titles highlighting the amazing feats of women, whether…
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Good With a Gun
by Tom Clavin
In the following excerpt from Follow Me to Hell, Tom Clavin introduces John…
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When Fascists Roamed America’s Cities
by Thomas Mullen
When we think about the World War II years, we tend to visualize…
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The Mayor and the Nazis
by Terry Golway
As hard as it is to imagine, there was a time in the…
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The First Shots of the Revolution
by Jack Kelly
In the following excerpt from God Save Benedict Arnold , the first shots of…
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The Cave Man
by Tom Clavin
Did you know that there was a series of events known as the…
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Reporting from the Land of Auschwitz
Cold Crematorium is the first English language edition of a lost memoir by Holocaust survivor József…
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