The U.S. hoped that if German POWs were treated humanely, Germany would reciprocate in its treatment of American prisoners.

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A tour led by an 88-year-old guide in Bastogne, Belgium, scene of a critical battle of World War II, offers a snapshot into ...

A new book by Phil Tinline recounts the history of a 1967 hoax and its ongoing influence as source code for antigovernment ...

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In these worst of times, with the world order tottering, I find myself reliving my early days, growing up with a real ...

After going to the GP with what he thought was indigestion last year, bestselling children’s author Sir Michael Morpurgo ...

From Troy to Vietnam, the historian Barbara Tuchman explores the perplexing question of why countries sometimes pursue ...

David Sheff was only 24 when he famously interviewed John Lennon and Yoko Ono for Playboy magazine in September of 1980. He ...

Face it, most don’t remember history, not well or at all, and often attribute false statements to others that they themselves ...

Fifty or more Syracusans, led by Father Charles Brady, took real risks to make our society more just, says the letter writer.