t3003 LONDON — She was born seventh in line to the British throne, into a household that was already cracking apart, and for most of her life the world barely noticed she existed at all. Lady Sarah Chatto, the daughter of Princess Margaret and the Earl of Snowdon, has quietly emerged as the most enduring figure … Read more
OSTEND, Belgium — Rescuers sifting through the smoldering wreckage of a Sabena airliner that crashed in dense fog near the Belgian coast on Nov. 16, 1937, pulled a steel strongbox from the charred fuselage and opened it to find a diamond tiara completely undamaged — not a stone loosened, not a leaf bent — while … Read more
LONDON — She was the smiling grandmother of the nation, the woman in pastel and pearls who stayed in London through the Blitz and looked the East End in the face. Behind that smile stood the most ruthless operator the royal family ever produced. A newly circulated account of the life of Queen Elizabeth the … Read more
Mi chiamo Elena Moretti e per tutta la vita ho creduto che l’amore per un figlio significasse esserci senza chiedere nulla in cambio. Quando mio figlio Matteo perse il lavoro, lo aiutai senza pensarci due volte. Quando lui e Giulia decisero di sposarsi, feci ancora di più: pagai la location, aiutai con il catering, coprii … Read more
En sortant de la banque, j’ai remarqué une femme âgée qui descendait les marches avec difficulté. Je lui ai proposé mon bras. Arrivée en bas, elle a soudainement serré ma main et murmuré : « Ne rentrez pas chez vous ce soir. Et ne dites pas à votre fils où vous êtes. » J’ai pensé … Read more
Mi chiamo Carlo Ferri e per undici anni ho preparato ogni domenica la stessa ricetta per mia figlia e mio nipote. Dopo la morte di mia moglie Laura, quel roast era diventato molto più di un semplice piatto: era il profumo dei nostri trent’anni insieme, il ricordo delle nostre domeniche felici e l’ultimo modo che … Read more
Mi chiamo Lorenzo Bianchi e quella notte pensavo di aver perso tutto. Ero in un letto d’ospedale, con il rumore dei macchinari come unica compagnia. Da tre giorni guardavo la sedia vuota accanto a me senza vedere arrivare nessuno. Non immaginavo che un errore sul telefono avrebbe riaperto una porta chiusa da 32 anni. Avevo … Read more
American armored forces have shattered a massive German counteroffensive in the fog-choked hills of Lorraine, destroying nearly 300 enemy tanks in one of the most lopsided armored victories of the Second World War and proving that General George S. Patton’s lightning dash across France was never the fatal blunder Berlin believed it to be. The … Read more
Nürnberg, 15. Oktober 1946. In einer schmutzigen Gefängniszelle der amerikanischen Militärverwaltung in der zerbombten Stadt Nürnberg liegt ein massiger, entkleideter Mann auf einer schmalen Armeepritsche. Seine Brust, einst bedeckt von schweren, juwelenbesetzten Orden, ist leer. Seine Hände, einst gewohnt, Feldmarschallstäbe und Champagnegläser zu halten, krallen sich in eine graue Wolldecke. Hermann Göring, der designierte Nachfolger … Read more
The de Havilland Mosquito, an aircraft the Royal Air Force initially ridiculed and nearly cancelled three times, has reemerged in historical accounts as one of the most versatile and lethal combat machines of the Second World War — a wooden plane that outran every fighter of its era and bombed Berlin on 220 consecutive nights. … Read more