Second World War

How can we face the past seriously? A Comment on the ‘Comfort Women’-Agreement

Kan Kimura • Jan 21 2016 • Articles

The Japanese government has forced the South Korean government to take responsibility for the situation by repeating almost the same ritual apologies made in the 1990s.

Review – Eichmann in Jerusalem

Joseph Royo • Nov 14 2013 • Features

One of the questions raised by Arendt about former Nazi officials during their trials- are they criminals or war combatants?- is relevant for discussions today about the use of drones.

NATO Now and Then: Alliance Agents and Structures in Anarchical International Society

Francis A. Beer • Aug 27 2013 • Articles

NATO, as an international political-military regional organization, seamlessly moves between international anarchy and international society – continuing to thrive beyond its Cold War mandate.

Pope Pius XII, the Holocaust, and the Identity Question in the Catholic Church

Daniel D. Trifan • Mar 26 2013 • Articles

It is important to understand the larger issues implicit within the controversy caused by Pius XII’s failure to condemn the Holocaust, such as the ongoing search for identity in the Church.

Angus Calder’s ‘The Myth of the Blitz’

James Chisem • Jun 1 2011 • Articles

The Myth of the Blitz remains an important milestone in the critical analysis of the memory of the Second World War in Britain. Its nuanced treatment of various complex and inter-related topics, and its informative examination of the origins and uses of popular memory, set it apart from other more polemical texts and laid the foundations for future revisionism.

“The Jewish Quarter of Warsaw is No More!”

Brian Stern • Jan 19 2011 • Articles

The Boy: A Holocaust Story is a well-researched narrative that focuses specifically on one of the most familiar and iconic photographs from the Holocaust. Indeed, throughout modern history, photographs taken within the context of conflict have often captured the essence of “a picture is worth a thousand words”. They become etched in our psyche, recalled at a moment’s notice

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