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.
Tag: World War II
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
The Loss of Life, From World War I to World War III. What Would Happen if a Third World War Were to Break Out?
The Paris November commemoration of the End of World War I: The War to End All Wars acknowledges that 14 million lives were lost in the course
Doomed By History Unless…
It seems bitterly ironic that as world leaders gather in Paris this weekend to commemorate the centennial end of World War One, international tensions and
The Fall of Mussolini: The Dictator, Who Vainly Believed in Hitler’s “Miracle Weapon”
About 75 years ago in Italy the fascist regime of Benito Mussolini fell, leaving an imprint on the fate of this country and partly the
