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Nazi Germany

History

White Nationalism’s Deep American Roots

On the book that Hitler called his “bible” and the man who wrote it.

Adam Serwer The Atlantic Mar 2019 25min Permalink

History

The Fatal Hike That Became a Nazi Propaganda Coup

In 1936, a school group from south London went on a hike in the Black Forest. Despite the heroic rescue attempts of German villagers, five boys died. Eighty years later, locals are still asking how it happened.

Kate Connolly The Guardian Jul 2016 25min Permalink

Politics

Trump: The Choice We Face

Thinking about the right thing to do, now and in the imaginable future.

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Masha Gessen on the Longform Podcast

Masha Gessen New York Review of Books Nov 2016 10min Permalink

The Nazi Underground

Treasure hunters still scour Lower Silesia in search of legendary wartime riches.

Jake Halpern New Yorker May 2016 30min Permalink

Arts

The Secret Life of Max Stern

The Nazis stole his family’s paintings, but Max Stern escaped and became one of Canada’s leading art dealers. Now, 20 after his death, he is changing the rules of restitution.

Sara Angel The Walrus Sep 2014 20min Permalink

History World

The Conspiracists: The Reichstag Fire

How the Third Reich was founded on a conspiracy theory.

Richard J. Evans London Review of Books May 2014 20min Permalink

Science

The Nazi Anatomists

How the corpses of Hitler’s victims still haunt modern science—and American abortion politics.

Emily Bazelon Slate Nov 2013 30min Permalink

Crime

Hiding in N. Virginia, a Daughter of Auschwitz

The quiet life of Brigette Höss, 80, whose father ran Auschwitz.

Thomas Harding Washington Post Sep 2013 10min Permalink

World

Concentration Camp

An anonymous essay on time spent in “protective custody” at a Nazi camp.

Dr. X The Atlantic Sep 1939 15min Permalink

History World

Mengele’s Skull

Tracking the Nazi doctor’s bones through South America.

Eyal Weizman, Thomas Keenan Cabinet Sep 2011 20min Permalink

History World

Giving Hitler Hell

Arnold Weiss escaped Germany as a kid in 1938, leaving his family behind. He returned seven years later, now a U.S. intelligence officer tasked with tracking down fugitive Nazis. The ultimate revenge story.

Matthew Brzezinski Washington Post Jul 2005 35min Permalink