What on earth were the German people thinking during World War II? How could they support such a dreadful war of aggression? How could they tolerate — or actively support — the extermination of Jews ...

Germany invades Poland, leading Great Britain and France to declare war against Germany. May 15, 1940 In the first large scale “bombing war,” Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs the Ruhr area of ...

This course is available on the BA in History, BSc in Government and History, BSc in International Relations and History and BSc in Politics and History. This course is available as an outside option ...

Award-winning author Sophie Hodorowicz Knab’s recent release, “Wearing the Letter P: Polish Women as Forced Laborers in Nazi Germany, 1939-1945,” skillfully uncovers a tragic but overlooked chapter of ...

The Corsair, one of the newest U.S. Navy fighter planes, is shown in flight over an unknown location on Nov. 9, 1942 during World War II. Credit: Photo: AP In the past 10 years there have been scores ...

Few figures have been more thoroughly debated and dissected than Adolf Hitler. Today, one can only hope to retell his tale in clear prose, striking a proper balance between argument and narrative ...

After joining the Polish army, citizens march through the streets of Praga on their way to fight the Germans on Jan. 9, 1945. The Nazis regarded the Polish people as Untermenschen — subhumans. (AP) ...