In this age of narcissism, the proliferation of politicians with significant narcissistic personality features is dramatic. In his new book, Narcissism and Politics: Dreams of Glory, Jerrold Post systematically applies the understanding of narcissism to the world of politics.
Read MoreWe live today in a world that grew out of World War II. When I worked for fourteen years on a history of that war, a question that often puzzled me was that of the aims of the leaders of the major participants. What sort of world were they aiming for? One of the issues […]
Read MoreAmidst a sea of titles on World War II and the German army, David Stahel discusses why a careful study on this German campaign in the eastern theater raises new questions about the war we think we know.
Read MoreIn just four weeks in the summer of 1941, the German Wehrmacht wrought unprecedented destruction on four Soviet armies, conquering central Ukraine and killing or capturing three quarters of a million men. This was the Battle of Kiev – one of the largest and most decisive battles of World War II and, for Hitler and Stalin, a battle of crucial importance.
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