In the spring of 1945, Berlin faced an assault unlike anything in its history as Soviet forces closed in from multiple ...

Join Dan Snow and acclaimed military historian Sir Antony Beevor for a gripping account of the Battle of Berlin, the final, ...

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For the first time in the history of the Secret Intelligence Service, a woman has been ordained at its altar of power, signifying a major cultural ...

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Is art replicating life when it comes to Orwell’s most influential novel? Emrah Atasoy and Jeffrey Wasserstrom investigate ...

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She was known for her lavish parties and her marriage to one of the richest men in San Francisco. After he left her, she found a new purpose: visiting world leaders to plead for peace.

Would my ancestors have hated my decision?

Isaiah Jackson, the first Black man to be associate conductor of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, had a significant ...

In his celebrated mea culpa, the German pastor Martin Niemöller blamed his failure to speak out against the Nazis on ...

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