She worked with British military medical staff, trained new German volunteers, helped identify communities that needed assistance. She was paid nothing. The British military couldn’t…
It is a story about what armies are for, about what authority is for, about the difference between a system that protects its structure and…

April 14th, 1945, near Vimar, Germany. 6:47 a.m. A German officer pressed a pistol against a young soldier’s forehead and pulled the trigger. Not the…
This was something else. This was someone explaining with complete calmness and zero cruelty the precise mechanism by which his entire self understanding had become…
[Music] Against all expectations, the Japanese give ground again. Only one overriding condition remains. Their emperor must be allowed to stay in power. [Music] The…

Victory in the Pacific is on the horizon, but not fast enough for the thousands of American servicemen facing a suici dal enemy. To end…

The restaurant was the kind of place where silence was expensive. Marble floors, crystal chandeliers, and white gloved staff who moved like shadows if you…

My name is Gabriel Ferretti. I’m 68 years old and for 15 years I was Carlo Akudis’ neighbor in Milan, Italy. Today I need to…

My name is Father Edmund Cavali. I am 79 years old now. And I have been a Catholic priest for 54 years. I have baptized…
He took a deep breath, centered his weight, and prepared to strike the final blow for his son’s future. He raised the hammer, eyes fixed.…


