World War II
Waiting for the End of the World with a Polish Hermit
For 20 years, Edward has been living on his own on a mountain made of World War II debris.
How Drugs Have Been Used in Basically Every War Ever to Make Soldiers Better at Killing
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.
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.
People Are Angry About a Romance Novel Where a Nazi Officer Falls in Love with a Concentration Camp Prisoner
For Such a Time features a "blonde-haired, blue-eyed Jewess" pairing off with an SS Guard.
The 'Kept Man' Who Seduced All Your Favourite Dead Gay Novelists
What do Truman Capote, Christopher Isherwood and Gore Vidal (allegedly) have in common? Denham Fouts, who was once called "the most expensive male prostitute in the world."
The Soldier Who Killed Nazis with a Sword and a Longbow in Norway
"Mad Jack" was finally honoured this year for being a crazy bastard who ran screaming into battle armed with a longbow and a sword.
An 89-Year-Old Drug Mule Is Threatening to Kill Himself Rather Than Face Jail Time
It could happen this Wednesday.
Nothing Is Less Popular Than the Corpse of a Nazi War Criminal
Thankfully, there's a shady Catholic sect who are happy to bury Erich Priebke.
I Went to an Abandoned Nazi Ranch
A frightened man goes into the heart of the Third Reich... sort of.