‘Unbroken’ Sequel Explores How Louis Zamperini Came Back From Hell
Veteran and Olympic athlete Louis Zamperini seeks to overcome loss, guilt, and dark visions of his past in the sequel to ‘Unbroken.’
‘Indianapolis’ Finds Some Redemption In The Worst Disaster In U.S. Naval History
Lynn Vincent’s new book, ‘Indianapolis,’ reminds us that good and evil cut through all of us and sometimes mingle in shocking ways.
Here’s Why The Right Shouldn’t Excuse Trump’s Performance At Helsinki
Republicans aren’t abandoning their party or surrendering to the Democrats. But neither should they feel compelled to defend the indefensible on Russia.
Indiana Jones Isn’t Wrong—The Nazis’ Fascination With The Occult Was Very Real
A fascinating new book by historian Eric Kurlander, ‘Hitler’s Monsters: A Supernatural History of the Third Reich,’ shows that pop culture’s portrayal of Nazis being obsessed with mysticism and pseudoscience isn’t far off the mark.
It’s Wrong And Offensive To Compare Border Separation To The Holocaust
Everyone has a right to be outraged by the separation of families, but no one should trivialize history’s most horrific tragedy while expressing dissent.
Meet Virginia Hall, One Of The Unsung Heroes Of D-Day
Hall had a rather unorthodox origin for a spy. She was a socialite from Baltimore, who had a penchant for writing, and the means to live any life she wanted.
What The Holocaust Has To Do With Today’s Palestinian Conflict
Looking at the formation of the state of Israel through the lens of the Holocaust isn’t really the right way to understand it. Instead, what really matters is the postwar history.
Revisiting Battlestar Galactica: ‘The Hand of God’ And ‘Colonial Day’
Battlestar Galactica serves up two different types of excitement in a space opera and a political thriller.
Let’s Remember Why World Leaders Agreed To A Chemical Weapons Ban
‘The others, gasping, stumbling, with face contorted, hands wildly gesticulating, and uttering horse cries of pain, fled madly through the villages and farms …’
This Nazi Parade Will Help You Reassess How Bad Our Time Really Is
The horror these Polish children saw and hopelessness they felt are unfathomable to most Americans. Yet they emerged from the crucible.
72 Years After Japanese Internment Camps, ‘Karate Kid’ Still Teaches The Importance Of Fathers
The heartbeat that drives ‘The Karate Kid’ may be stronger now than it was in 1984. For all its superficial flaws, this film overflows with timeless wisdom for how to raise good men.
Discover The Secret Behind Winston Churchill’s Strategic Genius
Winston Churchill’s deep understanding of British history and his love of self-government enabled him to keep the people’s interest at heart during wartime.
History Can’t Be Rewritten To Defend FDR’s Behavior At Yalta
David Woolner’s book, ‘The Last 100 Days: FDR at War and Peace,’ makes some highly disputable claims about FDR’s handing of the Yalta Conference in 1945 in order to make the dying president’s statecraft look more competent.
Churchill’s Unwavering Defense In Britain’s ‘Darkest Hour’ Made His Life A Triumph
Nothing could match Winston Churchill’s behavior as British prime minister during World War II. His defiance was legendary. ‘The Darkest Hour’ catches it.
As A Nation, Poland Was Not Complicit In The Holocaust, And It’s Not ‘Denial’ To Say That
Saying Poles were complicit in Holocaust crimes is as inappropriate as saying that Jews were complicit. Poles and Jews were both victims of the Nazis.
Don’t Choose Between ‘Dunkirk’ And ‘The Darkest Hour.’ They’re Beautifully Complementary
One tells the story of the near destruction of Western Civilization. The other allows you to feel it in all its uncomfortable, confusing horror.
Media Are Wrong To Say Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ Insult Of Warren Is Racist
These are not insults of Native Americans, but of people falsely claiming to be Native Americans. And one need not be that smart to understand that.
It’s Always A Good Time To Revisit Winston Churchill
‘Darkest Hour’ centers around arguably the most perilous period in Winston Churchill’s lifetime of drama: when Great Britain stood alone against the seemingly unstoppable Nazi Germany.
What Communists Did To My Family In The Soviet Gulags
A good way to grasp the breadth of communism’s evils is to understand the depth of the suffering in the lives of its individual victims.
The Iconoclasts Come For World War I Memorials
In a dangerous new ruling, a federal court declared that a WWI memorial is unconstitutional because it’s in the shape of a Latin cross.
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