Erwin Rommel is remembered as one of the most famous German commanders of World War II. His victories in North Africa earned him the nickname “Desert Fox,” and even some Allied leaders acknowledged his skill on the battlefield. Yet Rommel’s sto…
There was probably no single moment when Adolf Hitler suddenly realized that Germany could no longer win World War II. Germany's military position deteriorated in stages. The failure to defeat the Soviet Union in 1941, the catastrophe at Stali…
Adolf Hitler was famous among members of his entourage for keeping an unusually late schedule. He often remained awake well into the early morning, while meetings, meals, films, military discussions, and long conversations continued around him. Depe…
One of the hardest questions raised by the Holocaust is how ordinary human beings could participate in the murder of children and other defenseless people. There is no simple answer. Nazi camp personnel did not all feel the same way, and historian…
Adolf Hitler survived an extraordinary number of assassination plots before and during World War II. Historians have identified more than forty planned or attempted attacks, although the exact total depends on what is counted as a serious plot, an…
At first glance, escaping might seem simple. Adolf Hitler could have shaved off his distinctive mustache, changed into civilian clothes, used a false name, and tried to disappear among millions of Germans fleeing the final battles of World War II. …
Which Nazi leader was most disliked by Germans during World War II sounds like a simple question, but the historical evidence does not allow a reliable single-name answer. Nazi Germany was a dictatorship. Open criticism of Adolf Hitler, the Nazi P…
