More than half a century has elapsed since the end of World War II, and it is difficult to fully comprehend the enormity of what was by far the most destructive human endeavor in history. Battles were fought on every continent and involved more than...

The Nuremberg Trials were a series of trials most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military and economic leadership of Nazi Germany. The trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, Germany, from 1945 to 1949, at the...

Excerpts from "the first rough draft of history" as reported in The Washington Post on this date in the 20th century. After Germany's defeat in World War II, the first war crime trials conducted by victors of war in modern times were...

Three women journalists provided unique perspectives on the 1945-46 Nuremberg Trials and particularly on the character of the chief defendant, Nazi leader Hermann Goering. Janet Flanner wrote for "The New Yorker" and reported on the dramatic aspects of the courtroom and its characters. Martha...

A decades-old tattered brown leather album with photographs of 18th century paintings offers a rare glimpse into Adolf Hitler's massive looting of artwork during World War II.The album, unveiled Thursday at the National Archives, is a compilation of some of the thousands of paintings the...

Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union squabbled constantly over the imprisonment of senior Nazi Rudolf Hess, with the Russians rejecting attempts to give him more lenient treatment, newly declassified documents reveal.Files from Britain's Foreign Office released Friday by the National Archives show...

Necessity for trials of the Nazis in Nuremberg, Germany.