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‘Damenkneipe,’ or ‘Ladies’ Saloon,’ painted by Rudolf Schlichter in 1923. In 1937, many of his paintings were destroyed by the Nazis as ‘degenerate art.’

July 4, 2017

How the Nazis destroyed the first gay rights movement

John Broich, Case Western Reserve University

The 1920s and early ‘30's looked like the beginning of the end for centuries of gay intolerance. Then came fascism and the Nazis.

German prisoners of war helped to construct the road leading to Wembley stadium in 1948. PA Archive

June 8, 2017

What happened to German prisoners of war in Britain after Hitler’s defeat

Alan Malpass, Sheffield Hallam University

... and why their treatment angered human rights campaigners at the time.

September 28, 2015

WWII trial poses uncomfortable questions of guilt and complicity for Germans

Stephan Petzold, University of Leeds

A 91-year-old radio operator from Auschwitz death camp has been charged as an accessory to the murder of 260,000 inmates of the notorious death camp.

Reconciliation by Josefina de Vasconcellos at Coventry Cathedral, first conceived in the aftermath of the war. Ben Sutherland

September 7, 2015

Lessons from history: the Blitz, the building boom and the people left behind

Mick Carpenter, University of Warwick and Benjamin Kyneswood, University of Warwick

Despite big hopes for rebuilding Coventry's manufacturing heart after the Blitz, the tale of Hillfields became one of sad decline.

Israelis protest for Jonathan Pollard’s release. Ammar Awad/REUTERS

September 2, 2015

Why we should cheer World War II operatives for Israel, but not Jonathan Pollard

Boaz Dvir, Pennsylvania State University

A group of American airmen broke US laws and evaded the FBI to support the nascent country of Israel in 1948. We should consider them heroes. Jonathan Pollard -- not so much.

British foreign secretary Anthony Eden having a confidential chat with Soviet ambassador Ivan Maisky. The Scheffer-Voskressenski family.

August 21, 2015

How Moscow’s man in Westminster charmed Churchill out of Britain’s wartime secrets

Gabriel Gorodetsky, University of Oxford

Ivan Maisky was Russia's ambassador to the Court of St James from 1932 to 1943. By charming his way into Britain's inner circles he arguably passed on more secrets than the infamous Cambridge Five.

A family in 1939 displays both Hinomaru and the Rising Sun Flag. Takato Marui

July 13, 2015

Why do flags matter? The case of Japan

Takashi Yoshida, Western Michigan University

The Confederate flag isn't the only one with a violent past.

Top contributors

Mick Carpenter
Emeritus professor, University of Warwick
Takashi Yoshida
Professor of History, Western Michigan University
Gabriel Gorodetsky
Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, University of Oxford
Boaz Dvir
Assistant Professor in Journalism and Film, Pennsylvania State University
Benjamin Kyneswood
Research Fellow, University of Warwick
Stephan Petzold
Lecturer in German history, University of Leeds
John Broich
Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University
Alan Malpass
Associate Lecturer in History, Sheffield Hallam University