This list of books, written by survivors about their hellish time in the Auschwitz complex, exemplify the imperative to witness.

Robert O. Paxton’s work continues to educate the world about the history of Vichy France, the emergence of fascism, and the Holocaust in France.

In remembering Pearl Harbor, we remember who we are.

The attack on Pearl Harbor was decades in the making, but still came as a shock.

Major events are often rooted deeply in the past—the “long fuse” that leads to explosions.

What transpired in Spain in 1936-37 was not only a civil war but a social revolution.

The importance of World War II to Jean-Paul Sartre’s life and thought is often overlooked.

On April 21, 1946, two political parties united, creating a single, dominant party in what became East Germany.