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Hot and horny for Hitler Hot and horny for Hitler
What drew German teens by the millions to the Hitler Youth? The uniforms, the camaraderie, the cultish adoration of Der Fuhrer -- and lots of Aryan sex.
By Jana Prikryl Dec 3, 2004
"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth "The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth
In his most believable novel in years, Philip Roth imagines a 1940s America where Charles Lindbergh unseats FDR and the nation descends into vicious anti-Semitism.
By Laura Miller Sep 29, 2004
Resisting arrest Resisting arrest
Six decades before Guantanamo, Fred Korematsu refused to go quietly when the government tried to put him in a prison camp because of his race.
By Gary Kamiya Jun 29, 2004
"Dresden: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1945" by Frederick Taylor "Dresden: Tuesday, Feb. 13, 1945" by Frederick Taylor
So the Allies ruthlessly -- and unjustifiably -- firebombed Germany's most beautiful city and murdered hundreds of thousands of people, right? Not quite, says a prominent British historian.
By Laura Miller Mar 1, 2004
America's storyteller America's storyteller
Legendary oral historian Studs Terkel, still going strong at 91, sings the praises of rebels with a cause.
By Andrew O'Hehir Nov 27, 2003
Patriotic gore Patriotic gore
In Paul Fussell's newest World War II chronicle, the GIs who defeated the Nazis fought an ugly, dirty, bloody war that brutalized them all and ennobled no one. That doesn't mean it was pointless.
By Charles Taylor Sep 22, 2003
Black and white and dead all over Black and white and dead all over
In our roundup of the best new mysteries, black America's answer to Ross Macdonald, a Danish boy fights the Nazis, and the great Ross Thomas, back in print at last.
By Charles Taylor Mar 17, 2003
"Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary" "Blind Spot: Hitler's Secretary"
She was in the bunker with you-know-who and can't forgive herself. In this haunting documentary, 81-year-old Traudl Junge faces the truth.
By Charles Taylor Jan 31, 2003
The pope, the devil and death The pope, the devil and death
In Costa-Gavras' hard-hitting if heavy-handed "Amen," an SS officer with a conscience can't convince the Vatican to care about the fate of Europe's Jews.
By Stephanie Zacharek Jan 24, 2003
"The role of art is to be ahead of its time" "The role of art is to be ahead of its time"
Film's premier polemicist Costa-Gavras on his new movie "Amen," the responsibility of artists, and waiting around for history to prove you right.
By Dimitra Kessenides Jan 24, 2003
Hunting Nazi art online Hunting Nazi art online
Coming to an Internet portal near you: Art treasures seized by Hitler's minions in World War II.
By Katharine Mieszkowski Oct 16, 2002
Rethinking the Nazi nightmare Rethinking the Nazi nightmare
Two historians challenge the idea that the Holocaust was unique, describe how anti-Semitism was worse in prewar America than in Germany and compare Hitler & Co. to the '60s generation.
By Suzy Hansen Oct 2, 2002
Hitler's best friend Hitler's best friend
The debate over Albert Speer's responsibility for Nazi war crimes rages on in a new biography of the Third Reich's master architect and planner.
By Wesley Yang Sep 26, 2002
"Mussolini," by R.J.B. Bosworth "Mussolini," by R.J.B. Bosworth
He fought duels, seduced women, crashed planes, allied with Hitler, lost a war and ran Italy into the ground, but at heart Il Duce considered himself an artist.
By Paul Festa Jul 9, 2002
"Windtalkers" "Windtalkers"
John Woo's ultraviolent paean to the Navajo "code talkers" who fought with the Marines in World War II takes his Hollywood dream to new heights.
By Stephanie Zacharek Jun 14, 2002
"The Fall of Berlin 1945" by Antony Beevor "The Fall of Berlin 1945" by Antony Beevor
A historian describes Germany's fall to the Soviets in 1945, when civilians suffered the full fury and horror of war.
By Allen Barra Jun 11, 2002
"Hart's War" "Hart's War"
Put Bruce Willis and this bewildering World War II movie in front of the firing line.
By Charles Taylor Feb 15, 2002
Kurt Vonnegut: "My God, Vesuvius has erupted again!" Kurt Vonnegut: "My God, Vesuvius has erupted again!"
At 79, the author of "Slaughterhouse Five" reflects on Sept. 11, death, heaven and the meaning of life.
By Christopher Kemp Dec 12, 2001
It was 4,000-to-1 It was 4,000-to-1
With the ratio of guys to gals at Pearl Harbor, the film should have dealt a bit more with what must have been going on.
By David Thomson May 18, 2001
Submarine accident sparks debate over Navy policy
Some say putting civilian contributors at the controls of our warships is reckless -- but did that cause the deaths of nine Japanese?
By Daryl Lindsey Feb 17, 2001
"Saving Private Ryan"
Old home movies show the genesis of Steven Spielberg's sincere but deeply conventional wartime drama.
By Andrew O'Hehir Oct 18, 2000
Tom Brokaw
The Greatest Generation
Non-Fiction | Random House, Inc Oct 5, 2000
David Guterson
"Snow Falling on Cedars"
By David Guterson Oct 5, 2000
In the shadow of Auschwitz In the shadow of Auschwitz
After World War II, 800 years of history came to a standstill in the Polish city of Oswiecim. Fifty years later, residents are growing restless.
By David Lazarus Sep 18, 2000
The sappiest generation The sappiest generation
My cantankerous father and my own better judgment won't let me get sentimental about WWII veterans.
By Sean Elder Jul 31, 2000
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