Melvin Lasky: Diary of a Cold Warrior Melvin Lasky was an indefatigable defender of the liberal spirit during the recovery of postwar Germany. Oscar Clarke 19 Aug 2024 · 13 min read
Donald Duck and Bugs Bunny Fight Fascism The animation industry was perhaps the United States’ most potent cultural weapon during World War II. Jacob Bielecki 26 Feb 2024 · 15 min read
Chasing the Ice Moon A new book describes the crackpot anthropological theories that Nazis used to justify their belief in Aryan racial superiority. Steven Tucker 27 Nov 2023 · 10 min read
‘Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad’—A Review It wasn’t lost on black soldiers that they were being called upon to liberate oppressed peoples overseas, even as they faced prejudice in the United States. Tim Cook 10 Feb 2023 · 9 min read
Remembering the Jewish Yugoslavia that the Nazis Destroyed The story of how I came to know one of those survivors, and chronicle her life. Geoffrey C. Kabat 6 Apr 2022 · 12 min read
On Remembrance Day, Celebrating Two Canadian Prisoners Who Took Down an Entire Shipyard The need for secrecy was therefore paramount. But as he began to plot his sabotage, Clark realized he’d need at least one trusted accomplice. George MacDonell 11 Nov 2020 · 10 min read