Current events are frequently viewed through the prism of analogies. Words become shorthand for a particular type of situation. “Munich” equals the danger of appeasing bloodthirsty dictators, “Vietnam ...

This colossal study delves into the facts and myths surrounding the reports of German war atrocities in Belgium and France in 1914. The authors argue that the contradictory reports of Germans and ...

With Russia massing troops near Ukraine’s eastern border Thursday, eyes were very much on Germany, the European heavyweight that both has the most potential leverage over Vladimir Putin and the ...

We remember the 1914 Christmas Truce as a moment of humanity amid war. Four years later, a darker tale unfolded. By Mary Elisabeth Cox Dr. Cox is the author of “Hunger in War and Peace: Women and ...