World War II
The Day England's Footballers Gave the Nazi Salute
Ahead of their game against Germany in May 1938, the English national football side gave the Nazi salute. Almost 70 years on it remains among the most controversial moments in the team's history.
Obama Will Visit Hiroshima — But He Won't Apologize for US Dropping the Atomic Bomb
The bombing of Hiroshima was the first time that a nuclear weapon was ever used in war, and it killed between 60,000 and 80,000 people instantly.
These Insane Photos Show How An Abandoned Air Force Base Is Polluting Greenland
Photographer Ken Bower traveled to the remote island to photograph the damage.
‘Jalopy’ Examines the Fall of Communism from a Uniquely Personal Perspective
A personal project from designer Greg Pryjmachuk, this is both a physical road trip and a journey into a painful past.
Soldiers Have Used Drugs to Enhance Their Killing Capabilities in Basically Every War
In his new book 'Shooting Up,' the Polish historian Lukasz Kamienski traces the history of drugs in warfare, from the Viking berserkers to the Mumbai attacks.
Throwback Thursday: Joe DiMaggio's Heel And The Dying Of The Light
Joe DiMaggio's legend was already secure when he went down this week in 1949. He came back swinging, but time was already at work on him and his legend.
What Hitler's Supposedly Tiny, Deformed Dick Tells Us About How We View Evil
It's all too easy to blame the Führer's messed-up junk for the Third Reich.
Nazis Used to Raise American Chickens
After the US entered World War II, Americans were eating more chicken than ever, but lacking a work force. As a result, the hen men of the mid-Atlantic turned to one of the only options left: using German Prisoners of War.
Russia Is Trying to Mend a 60-Year-Old Land Dispute Through Fishing Rights
Something as petty as technically still being at war isn’t stopping the Russian Federation from offering Japan the right to develop fisheries and other forms of aquaculture around the disputed islands.
Growing Up as a Black Kid in Nazi Germany
Remembering the life of Hans J. Massaquoi, who managed to survive under Hitler's xenophobic regime.
A New Book Claims the Father of the Koch Brothers Helped the Nazis Refine Oil
America's most famous dark money may have its origins in something even darker.
A Lost Feminist Poet Finally Gets Her Due
The tragically-underrated work of Zuzanna Ginczanka will be celebrated at Warsaw’s Museum of Literature.