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The Curious Case of Nuremberg’s Hangman

View of the defendants in the dock at the International Military Tribunal trial of war criminals in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany. November 1945. Public domain. Courtesy of Wikimedia.

by Tim Queeney

In his book Rope, author Tim Queeney takes readers on a unique and…
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The Toilet Paper – and Other Stuff – That Helped Bring Down Hitler

Marlene OSS Album

by Lisa Rogak

Propaganda Girls author Lisa Rogak reveals some of the black propaganda…
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D-Day: When the Tides Turned On Omaha Beach

by Giles Milton

WCAG Heading Who were Charles Canham and Norman Cota? And why were they sent…
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D-Day: The Utah Beach Landings

by Giles Milton

WCAG Heading Who was Leonard Schroeder? And how did he write himself into…
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D-Day and the Battle for Merville

by Giles Milton

WCAG Heading Who was Terence Otway? And why was he chosen to capture…
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The Mission You’ve Never Heard Of: The Hours Before D-Day

by Giles Milton

WCAG Heading Who was Denis Edwards? And why was he dropped behind enemy…
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