Presenting his new book for young readers, The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History: The Story of the Monuments Men.  

In Izieu, France, Gestapo official Klaus Barbie crossed a final threshold of criminality.

Radio as sonic morale booster was particularly important during the holidays. In this article we revisit Christmas recordings of Command Performance, The Jack Benny Show, and other radio programs.

During the Battle of Buna, two soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Division went above and beyond the call of duty.

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.