Which Event Disturbed You Most in May 1938?
As international tensions increased around the globe in the spring of 1938, Americans were most disturbed by the brutal Japanese invasion of China.
As international tensions increased around the globe in the spring of 1938, Americans were most disturbed by the brutal Japanese invasion of China.
When did World War II end? Thirty Years Ago Today.
During the German invasion of the USSR, the Soviet Secret Police (NKVD) brutally murdered between 10,000 and 40,000 political prisoners in Western Ukraine over the course of eight days, which sparked waves of ethnic violence following the German occupation of the region.
In 1933-34 the gains made by gay men in Germany and the Soviet Union were abruptly reversed.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill's defeat in the British General Election of 1945 changed the course of the Potsdam Conference.
Join us for a conversation about best-selling author Andrew Nagorski’s new book, 1941: The Year Germany Lost the War, which takes a fresh look at the year in which Adolf Hitler’s miscalculations propelled Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union into a powerful new alliance.
The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy, with the generous support of the Strake Foundation, is delighted to host best-selling author Winston Groom for a presentation about his book illuminating the “Big Three” leaders of World War II.
On the anniversary of V-E Day, come hear an original and penetrating assessment of President Dwight D. Eisenhower from one of the country’s preeminent scholars, William I. Hitchcock, PhD, as he discusses Ike’s enormous influence on modern America, the Cold War, and on the presidency itself.