The war in Europe was supposed to be racing toward its conclusion in the late summer of 1944, yet the Allied war machine ground to a halt not because of German resistance, but because of a single, controversial American general named John C. H. Lee. While George Patton and Omar Bradley chased the fleeing Wehrmacht … Read more
Efter olyckan som lämnade mig i rullstol började min egen son viska i mitt öra: Den där socialförsäkringschecken är min. Du behöver ingenting. I tre år levde jag på matrester medan han blev fet på pengar som jag hade arbetat för i hela mitt liv. God eftermiddag, mina kära vänner. Vilken glädje att få prata … Read more
The icy silence of a remote Russian lake, a silent witness to the ferocity of the Second World War, has finally yielded one of its most spectacular secrets. Sixty-one years after a crippled German fighter plunged through the frozen surface and vanished into the dark depths, a remarkably preserved Messerschmitt Bf 109 has been recovered, … Read more
Kraków wstrząśnięty brutalną egzekucją na osiedlu Kurdwanów. Tomasz Człowiek, jeden z najbardziej rozpoznawalnych liderów kibicowskich związanych z Cracovią, został zamordowany w biały dzień w wyniku zorganizowanego ataku z użyciem maczet, siekier i wideł. Do zdarzenia doszło 17 stycznia 2011 roku, a śledczy potwierdzili, że na ciele ofiary naliczono 57 ran kłutych i ciętych. Ofiara, znana … Read more
The arithmetic was simple, brutal, and undeniable. Obersturmführer Klaus Reinhardt, commandant of a prisoner of war camp in southern Germany, had calmly stated his facility held exactly 100 American and British prisoners. But when General George S. Patton stood at the edge of a hidden field behind the camp, he was looking at a number … Read more
Doften av antiseptika på Riverside General Hospital hade blivit lika bekant för mig som min egen lägenhet. I tre månader hade jag tillbringat varje kväll i rum 314 och sett min mamma, Maryanne Foster, tyna bort i kampen mot bukspottkörtelcancer. Stolen bredvid hennes säng hade format sig efter min kropp. Jag var där så ofta … Read more
L’aria del soggiorno era così densa che riuscivo a sentire le dita di mia sorella tamburellare impazienti sul tavolo di vetro. Mi chiamo Kelsey, ho trentadue anni, e i miei genitori avevano appena annunciato la loro vacanza europea di un mese. Sotto i loro occhi scivolava una lista infinita di richieste: annaffiare le piante costose, … Read more
The envelope arrived under the cover of routine, a crisp piece of military correspondence that would normally have been filed away without a second thought. But inside that September 1944 envelope was a career-ending ultimatum from Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, the most powerful British commander in Europe, demanding an apology or dismissal. The British … Read more
The silence in the farmyard was heavier than the rumble of the broken-down trucks that had died there the night before. For the 80 American soldiers of the 3rd Army, stranded near Kaiserslautern in March 1945, the sight of the lone German farmer watching them from his doorway was not a promise of aid, but … Read more
The most significant collection of German World War I militaria in existence, comprising hundreds of uniforms, helmets, and personal weapons belonging to Kaiser Wilhelm II, has been revealed in a stunning private tour of his Dutch exile residence, Huis Doorn, offering an unprecedented glimpse into the opulent military wardrobe of the man whose abdication ended … Read more