The year was 1942. Germany had boldly declared war against the Soviet Union in a mad bid to seize control of Russian territory. Once allies, Hitler and Stalin now found themselves on opposite sides of the battlefield and the fighting was going to be brutal. Germany had made some crucial victories already, seizing territory and …
When Hannah Arendt came to Jerusalem in 1961 to attend the Eichmann trial she expected to find Evil incarnated in the person of Eichmann. How surprised she was to see the man in the glass booth. The word she used repeatedly to describe him was “mediocre,” referring to the very average qualities of his person.[1] …
75 million people dead. 20 million soldiers; 40 million civilians. 6 million Jews murdered by the brutal and wicked Nazi regime. 5 world superpowers, supported by hundreds of smaller countries and colonies.8 years that defined the course of the world. 2 bombs that changed history, forever. ⬖ World War II is a story of tragedy and triumph. Brought …
It’s early in the month of April, in the year 1945. In a small, quiet little town somewhere out in the Midwest, a housewife hears the clatter of the mailman’s bicycle on the dusty sidewalk. Stepping out onto the porch, she blinks in the glare of the morning sun. There’s a single envelope jutting out …