IN THE Bavarian hills, one of the loveliest parts of this earth, Berta and I sat by a wide window in her house. The white-capped summits, the evergreens, the wild ducks on the inland sea, the tinkle ...

In July 1946, dozens of German children stepped off a passenger ferry at Dun Laoighaire Pier, kickstarting a proud period in Irish history that is often overlooked. The children were the first German ...

At the beginning of 1945, the Soviet Red Army was massing more than 2 million men and 4,500 tanks in Poland for the offensive that would take them to the steps of the Reichstag in Berlin, the seat of ...