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By John Wear ∙ October 2, 2019
World War II was supposedly fought to stop fascist aggression and to create democratic institutions in the liberated nations of Europe. However, within a remarkably short period after the war, the Soviet Union ruthlessly subjected Eastern Europe to its totalitarian control.
By N. Joseph Potts ∙ September 6, 2019
The death in jail of Jeffrey Epstein last month recalls a very famous death of another jailed Jewish man charged (and convicted and sentenced) of crimes against a 13-year-old girl in 1913. That case, which involved only one of many rumored similar victims, involved the lethal abuse of a factory worker named Mary Phagan by…
By John Wear ∙ September 5, 2019
This article will examine some of the mistreatment and crimes committed against the clergymen in Dachau. It will also examine the hardships suffered by Dachau clergymen after the war, as well as the positive aspects of their internment in Dachau.
By John Wear ∙ August 29, 2019
Some authors claim that Germany came close to building an atomic bomb during World War II, and even that Germany produced the fissionable U-235 material used in the atomic bomb that the US dropped on Hiroshima. Other authors claim that Japan almost built an atomic bomb by the end of World War II. This article documents that neither Germany nor Japan came close to building an atomic bomb during the war.
By John Wear ∙ August 21, 2019
The question is often asked: If Hitler wanted peace, why did he invade so many countries? My book Germany’s War documents why Germany invaded or took control of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, portions of the Soviet Union and other European countries. This article will analyze why Germany invaded the peaceful nations of Norway and Denmark, as well as the consequences to Norwegians of Germany’s invasion of Norway.
By John Wear ∙ August 6, 2019
International public opinion was generally relieved by the announcement at Potsdam that the Allied governments were proposing to assume control of the expulsion process. However, many people were taken aback by the number of Germans proposed to be transferred in such a short period of time.
By John Wear ∙ August 4, 2019
The question is often asked: If Hitler wanted peace, why did he invade so many countries? My book Germany’s War documents why Germany invaded or took control of Austria, Czechoslovakia, Poland, the Soviet Union and other European countries. This article will analyze why Germany went to war against Great Britain.
By John Wear ∙ July 29, 2019
Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union on June 22, 1941 is widely interpreted by historians as an unprovoked act of aggression by Germany. Adolf Hitler is typically described as an untrustworthy liar who maliciously broke the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact he had signed with the Soviet Union. Historians usually depict Joseph Stalin as an unprepared victim of Hitler’s aggression who was foolish to have trusted Hitler. This article will show that, contrary to this traditional historical narrative, Stalin conspired to start World War II and infiltrate the U.S. government to initiate American involvement in the war.
By John Wear ∙ July 7, 2019
Introduction One of the great tragedies of the 20th century was the forced expulsion of ethnic Germans from their ancestral homes in Europe after the end of World War II. The Allies carried out the largest forced population transfer—and perhaps the greatest single movement of people—in human history. A minimum of 12 million and possibly…
By Panagiotis Heliotis ∙ June 18, 2019
David Cesarani, Final Solution: The Fate of the Jews 1933-1949, Macmillan, London, 2015 (St. Martin’s Press, New York, 2016), 1056 pages. David Cesarani (1956-2015) was an English historian specializing in Jewish history. He held posts at various universities including the University of Leeds, the University of Southampton and the University of London. This article will…
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