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History as battlefield — the perils of reversing the past
When history is weaponised in the form of revisionism, especially with an intent to restore a perceived lost glory or correct ...
Trump's Tariffs May Risk Access to This Critical Mineral
Historically, empires have gone to great lengths to secure potash, a mineral critical to agricultural production.
Why some say an anti-Nazi pastor executed by Hitler has become a hero to today’s White Christian nationalists
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis 80 years ago this week for supporting a plot to kill Hitler. Now his legacy is ...
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Polish President marks 85th anniversary of Katyn massacre, calls it genocide
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Sunday commemorated the 85th anniversary of the Katyn massacre, describing it as a genocide ...
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Why the Experimental Nazi Aircraft Known as the Horten Never Took Off
In the years after World War I, when aviation was all the rage in Europe and North America but the Treaty of Versailles banned the production of military aircraft in Germany, glider clubs sprang ...
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The Astounding Story Of The Paris Gun, The German Superweapon Used During World War I
"[The shells] simply dropped from space like some huge meteorite." On March 21, 1918, terror suddenly rained down from the ...
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Why some say an anti-Nazi pastor executed by Hitler has become a hero to today’s White Christian nationalists
Bonhoeffer scholars and relatives warn the German pastor is being transformed by varied sources — filmmakers ... defeat in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles’ punishing terms, along ...