The Trampled Swastika
•November 12, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
In April 1945, as the Allies crushed Nazi Germany from all sides, the Reich that Hitler boasted would last for a thousand years was about to expire. More »
•November 12, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
In April 1945, as the Allies crushed Nazi Germany from all sides, the Reich that Hitler boasted would last for a thousand years was about to expire. More »
•November 11, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Nazi Germany spent many years (and a fortune) creating an invasion-proof barrier, only to have it breached in the span of a morning. More »
•August 18, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
We interviewed Expert Dr. Rob Citino from the WWII Museum in New Orleans on the museum’s collaborative video project with This Is Capitalism. More »
•August 2, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Thought to be carrying V-2 ballistic missiles, the U.S. Navy hunted for Attack Group Seewolf, a U-boat wolfpack destined for the U.S. East Coast. More »
•May 5, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
A small number of RAF bombers carried out one of the most daring and significant air operations of World War II. More »
•May 3, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
An aerial armada of over 1,000 B-17s made the Eight Air Force’s February 3, 1945, attack the war’s biggest bombing mission on the German capital. More »
•May 1, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Nazi camp guard Irma Grese, who reveled in the torture and murder of internees, was, at 22, the youngest war criminal hanged. More »
•April 28, 2017 • 1 Comment
As World War II turned against Hitler, he became desperate to develop weapons that might turn the tide. Some of the technologically advanced systems proved to be devastating. More »
•April 5, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
During 1944-1945, the Volkssturm, or People’s Militia, was designed to promote “a violent burst of fanatic rage against the invaders” and thus salvage victory. More »
•March 21, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
The mysterious death of once-Deputy Fuhrer Rudolf Hess in Spandau Prison has provoked a litany of conspiracy theories. More »