The American aristocrat who stood up to Hitler — and even insulted him to his face
Muriel White smuggled her children out of the Reich so they wouldn’t have to fight in Hitler’s army. She even insulted the ...
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The Führer—II: Where Hitler Got His Ideas
Old Martin’s grandson, and Hitler’s father ... the boy fell on a German history book detailing the glories of the Franco-Prussian War, and a history teacher who was a rabid Pan-Germanist.
The Not-So-Discreet Charm of Graydon Carter
An editor from the heyday of glossy magazines dishes about Anna Wintour and recounts his long-running feud with Donald Trump.
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Obituary: Poet Henry Beissel wrestled with his childhood in Nazi Germany
He hated the darkness of bomb shelters and didn’t like cowering with women and children. “My mother would be furious trying to stop me,” he once told an interviewer. “I would go and watch ...
Manor house, gold bars and fascist memorabilia: Jean-Marie Le Pen's murky heritage
The co-founder of the far-right Front National party, who died on January 7, had, in life, become a repulsive figure in his ...