War

The ‘Good War’ Myth of World War Two Originally posted at https://ihr.org/ By Mark Weber World War II was not only the greatest military conflict in history, it was also America’s most important twentieth-century war. It brought profound and enduring social, governmental and cultural changes to the United States, and has had a great impact on how […]

German Soldiers of World War II Why They Were the Best, and Why They Still Lost Originally posted at https://ihr.org/ Mark WeberFebruary 2018 The German soldiers of World War II have often been portrayed, both during the war and in the decades since, as simple-minded, unimaginative and brutish. Hollywood movies and popular U.S. television shows have

Did Stalin Prepare to Invade Germany? Originally posted at https://ihr.org/ By Egbert Dijkstra Stalin’s foreign policy concerning Germany in the years 1939-1941 Introduction The largest military operation in history commenced on 22 June 1941. Millions of German troops crossed the German-Soviet border and clashed with the Red Army. Adolf Hitler and German commanders expected to be able

Why Germany Attacked the Soviet Union Hitler’s Declaration of War Against the USSR Two Historic Documents Originally posted at https://ihr.org/ Joseph Goebbels announces to the world the stunning news that German, Finnish and Romanian forces were launching an attack against the Soviet Union. Broadcasting from Berlin early Sunday morning, June 22, 1941, the Reich Minister reads