World War 2

In Masters and Commanders Andrew Roberts describes how four titanic figures shaped the grand strategy of the West during the Second World War. The book attempts to give answers to key questions regarding allied strategy based on the personalities and relationships between two political masters – Winston Churchill and Franklin…

Air-to-air combat or “dogfighting” was once a very personal affair. Pilots of the First and Second World War had to get so close to land a hit with their guns that it wasn’t uncommon for altercations to end in a mid-air collision. But by the 1960s, guided missile technology had…

Second World War midwife's patient notes and text books are uncovered by her family a decade after her death - including details on home births and a guide to folding hospital sheetsCharlotte Turnbull trained as a midwife in the UK and moved to Canada in 1936She kept notes on every…

The most shocking feature of the lockdown is not that it is fraying but that it has held at all. If you had listened to rightwing moralists, you would never have believed collective self-discipline was possible. For decades, they have lamented the decline in … Read More

SARAJEVO (Reuters) - Thousands marched through Sarajevo on Saturday to commemorate victims of the Ustasa regime, a puppet state founded by Croat fascists and allied to Nazi Germany, and to oppose a Catholic Mass held in the city for Ustasa and their families, slain at the end of World War…

Saudi Arabia said it would cut oil production by another 1m barrels a day from next month, furthering its effort to shore up oil prices. Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates swiftly followed with their own reductions. OPEC’s deal with Russia last month, which ended their abrupt price war and…

Economic Preview Published: May 13, 2020 at 2:01 p.m. ET Applications for unemployment benefits may top 35 million The worst stretch of layoffs in modern American history is starting to wind down, but several million people are still losing their jobs each week due to coronavirus shutdowns. New jobless claims…

World War II provided two contradictory lessons, says historian James J. Sheehan: war must be avoided at all costs and democracies must be ready to resist aggression. Today is the 75th anniversary of “Victory in Europe Day”—the day when people from across the world celebrated the acceptance of Nazi Germany’s…

On the eve of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Second World War one can often hear people in the EU and Brussels talking about the need for historical truth. I could not agree more - should such cardboard shield not hide unworthy attempts to downplay the role of the Soviet Union and its…

Trump Today Published: May 9, 2020 at 8:49 a.m. ET President calls 20.5 million jobs lost in April ‘no surprise,’ predicts rebound President Donald Trump says he’s having a ‘very hard time’ with China, as top officials discuss trade. Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday said he’s having “a…