John Claydon charts a course across the complex minefield of Nazi historiography. More words have been written about Nazi Germany than any other period of history, and there is no sign whatsoever of the flood drying up. Indeed the intensity of interest...

When I was a kid, my favorite comic strip hero was Captain Marvel. The archvillain of the strip was the mad scientist, Dr. Sivana, who used his considerable powers of intellect in evil plots to dominate the world. Mad scientists have often been...

Russia marked the anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany on Wednesday with soldiers bearing hammer-and-sickle banners goose-stepping through Red Square and President Vladimir Putin sending a veiled warning to Estonia over its relocation of a Soviet war memorial.On one of the most cherished holidays...

President Toomas Hendrik Ilves vetoed legislation Thursday calling for the removal of a Soviet war memorial from the capital, saying the measure violated the constitution.The bill, which provoked an angry response from Moscow, now goes back to parliament where lawmakers could override Ilves' veto.The measure...

Essay examines why - and how - the majority of Germans conformed to Nazi rule. Also explores the concept of Nazi Germany as a policracy.

Essay examines the role of women in the Third Reich of Adolf Hitler.

The Treaty of Versailles, an ineffective Weimar Constitution, Munich Putsch (Beer Hall Putsch), and the Great Depression all contributed to Hitler and the Nazis gaining power in Germany in 1933.