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Tag: World War II
The New Grand Strategy of the United States
It is commonly believed in the United States that the country has no Grand Strategy since the end of the Cold War. A Grand Strategy
75 Years On from D-Day, Is It Time Germany Liberated Itself from the US?
Germany is being pressurized to act against its own economic interests – and put those of US business first. Wolfgang Kubicki, deputy leader of the
The German Soldiers of World War II: Why They Were the Best, and Why They Still Lost
The German soldiers of World War II have often been portrayed, both during the war and in the decades since, as simple-minded, unimaginative and brutish.
Ground Zero Nagasaki: Living the Nuclear Past — and Future
Landing at Nagasaki Airport last November, I joined a line of Japanese men, women, and children waiting to disembark from our plane. Most were likely
At Age 70, Time to Rethink NATO
“Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.” So said President Charles De Gaulle, who in 1966 ordered NATO to vacate
History of World War II: Conduct of Hitler’s “Operation Barbarossa” against Russia
The method of warfare fought by Hitler’s forces in the Soviet Union would, before long, come back to haunt them. By pursuing a conflict in
The Desire to be Grandmaster of the Universe
As Washington’s leadership fades more quickly than anyone could have imagined and a new global order struggles to take shape, a generation of leaders has
