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Bhagavad Gita">How J. Robert Oppenheimer Was Influenced by the Bhagavad Gita

Gita">Alok A. Khorana on the Concept of Dharma, the Manhattan Project, and Oppenheimer's Well-Worn Copy of the Gita

By Alok A. Khorana | July 10, 2023

Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times: Life Under Occupation in WWII

Ordinary People in Extraordinary Times: Life Under Occupation in WWII

Bryn Turnbull Recommends Madeline Martin, Janie Chang, and More

By Bryn Turnbull | June 30, 2023

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The Welsh Girl">The Booker Revisited: Notions of the “Fatherland” in Peter Ho Davies’ The Welsh Girl

Lucy Scholes' Rereads More Titles Considered for the Booker Prize

By Lucy Scholes | June 30, 2023

How African American Sacrifice Abroad Was Ignored Back Home

How African American Sacrifice Abroad Was Ignored Back Home

Tamara J. Walker Considers Collective and Personal Histories of Black WWII Vets

By Tamara J. Walker | June 21, 2023

Mirinae Lee on Learning How to Write About War

Mirinae Lee on Learning How to Write About War

"However painful it is to hear such stories, it is much more difficult for the wounded to share them."

By Mirinae Lee | June 16, 2023

The Lesser-Known Novel of the 1950s That Presaged Queer Liberation

The Lesser-Known Novel of the 1950s That Presaged Queer Liberation

The Charioteer">Cat Sebastian on the Unexpected Power of Mary Renault’s The Charioteer

By Cat Sebastian | June 1, 2023

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On the Enduring Power and Relevance of America’s Most Famous WWII Correspondent

By David Chrisinger | May 30, 2023

Reading Beyond London’s WWII “Blitz Spirit”

By Jo Baker | May 10, 2023

Of Muromancy and Bruno Schulz: Uncovering Literary History in Western Ukraine

By Benjamin Balint | April 11, 2023

How the Armed Services Editions Created a Nation of Readers

How the Armed Services Editions Created a Nation of Readers

Brianna Labuskes on the Weaponization of Books During World War II

By Brianna Labuskes | February 23, 2023

Heroes, Victims, and Villains: Essential Books About World War II Women

Heroes, Victims, and Villains: Essential Books About World War II Women

Christopher C. Gorham Recommends Judy Batalion, C. Sarah Soh, and More

By Christopher C. Gorham | February 17, 2023

Can’t Do It: How Women’s Contributions to Fighting Fascism Were Forgotten"> We <em

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Natasha Lester on the Collective Amnesia Around Women’s Accomplishments After World War II

By Natasha Lester | January 6, 2023

How World War II Pacifists Laid the Foundation for Future Struggles

How World War II Pacifists Laid the Foundation for Future Struggles

Daniel Akst on the Unconventional Origins of the Modern Antiwar Movement

By Daniel Akst | December 21, 2022

Why World War II’s Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Pacifism As For Its Sacrifice in Battle

Why World War II’s Greatest Generation Should Be Celebrated As Much For Its Pacifism As For Its Sacrifice in Battle

Keen On">Daniel Akst in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 9, 2022

The Challenge of Confronting Hitler’s Moral Stain on Europe

The Challenge of Confronting Hitler’s Moral Stain on Europe

Ian Kershaw on the Lasting Trauma of the Nazis’ War

By Ian Kershaw | December 1, 2022

Iain MacGregor on Discovering the Untold Stories of Stalingrad’s Citizens

Iain MacGregor on Discovering the Untold Stories of Stalingrad’s Citizens

“I always wish to get under the skin and discover the smell, the terror, the relief and the joy ordinary people felt.”

By Iain MacGregor | November 30, 2022

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