Yesterday evening we all tuned in to watch the livestreamed concert of Madonna in Paris. And though we knew what to expect–nudity and swastikas have been part of Madge’s MDNA world tour since ...

Many historians are sceptical about film and book portrayals of Gen Dietrich von Choltitz, the Germans' Greater Paris commander during the final days of enemy occupation, as the "saviour of Paris".

The Allies had landed on the French beaches, had liberated Paris and were closing in on the German capital. Allied bombers were pounding the city and Hitler had given the order to launch the first ...