Treatment of Russian POWs in WWII Paved the Way for Holocaust
The Nazi zest for killing Russian POWs was almost as great as for Jews.
The Warsaw Ghetto: Dry Run for a Death Camp
The 2010 movie “A Film Unfinished” indelibly stamps images from the Warsaw Ghetto on your mind.
War Criminal? Not Me Boss!
What’s a war crime and what’s not depends on who wins, who controls the International Criminal Court, and who controls the press.
Review: America, Hitler, and the UN
Dan Plesch examines the origins of the United Nations and how this alliance led to victory over the Axis powers and to a stable post-war international system.
Torture: Immoral, Illegal, Counterproductive, and Un-American
If the law is discarded in the fight against terror, terrorists can rack up a win.
World War II’s Invisible Wounds
Mythologizing and romanticizing World War II ignores its complex legacy.
One of Hiroshima’s Objectives: To Prove the Manhattan Project Wasn’t a Money Pit
After Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Congress believed that the Manhattan Project was money well-spent.
Beneath Shortening the War and Shocking the Soviet Union Lay Another Reason for Hiroshima
The atomic bombs we dropped on Japan may have been all about Russia.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki Sabotaged Prospects for a True Post-War Peace
What ostensibly won the war for the United States sowed seeds for future discord.
As Egypt Protesters Look to U.S. in Vain, Remembering Another Lost Opportunity
U.S. support for dictators is nothing new, of course.
Review: ‘The Bomb’
Howard Zinn’s last book leaves us with words that bring together thought, action, and passion.