Joseph Goebbels: Shaping Nazi War Propaganda
•April 13, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Nazi war propaganda was designed largely by Joseph Goebbels, whose poor view of the German public led to themes of demagoguery rather than reason. More »
Wehrmacht, literally translated as “defense force,” is the collective term used to describe the German military machine during the decade from 1935 to 1945 and throughout World War II. Although the term Wehrmacht is often used in describing the German Army alone, the Wehrmacht encompassed the German Navy, or Kriegsmarine, the German Air Force, or Luftwaffe, and the German Army, or Heer.
•April 13, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Nazi war propaganda was designed largely by Joseph Goebbels, whose poor view of the German public led to themes of demagoguery rather than reason. More »
•March 22, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
By John W. Osborn, Jr.
When world war engulfed Europe for the second time in a generation, the Netherlands placed its faith in the diplomatic delusion that it could remain neutral like it had during World War I. When that failed it counted on a military miracle that turned out to More »
•March 21, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
By Pat McTaggart
The smell of victory was in the air as the forces of Field Marshal Fedor von Bock’s Army Group Center continued to drive deep into the Ukraine during the final week of June 1941. To most of the young soldiers of the army group it seemed that this More »
•February 5, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
In 2003, Germany honored Georg Elser with a postage stamp bearing the reasons for his desperate and heroic actions: “I wanted to prevent the war.” More »
•January 30, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Portugal was one of the most important places on earth during World War II, but as the war carried on, it became much more difficult to remain neutral. More »
•January 28, 2019 • 1 Comment
The Red Army had saved Moscow, but a subsequent offensive near Kharkov and Izyum ended in disaster in the spring of 1942. More »
•January 27, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Theatricality and practicality combined to create the plethora of uniforms worn by the Nazis. More »
•January 26, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
The World War II odyssey of Bob Max made a lasting impression and fueled educational and philanthropic pursuits later in life. More »
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Following his campaign in Western Europe, George S. Patton had difficulty adjusting to peacetime and was fatally injured in an automobile accident. More »
•January 25, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Just how big was Operation Overlord? History on the Net gives the jaw-dropping raw numbers. More »
