‘The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It’ by Alec Ryrie review
Have we become defined by the Nazis? The Age of Hitler and How We Will Survive It by Alec Ryrie argues that an obsession with the Second World War underpins Western liberalism.
Neil Gregor
‘To Think is to Compare’: Walther Rathenau, Trump and Hitler
No historians are seriously suggesting that the Third Reich and the Trump administration are similar phenomena, but that does not mean comparative study of the two cannot shed light on two contrasting periods.
Nuremberg: City with a Past
Today a Documentation Centre stands on the site of the former Nazi party rally grounds in Nuremberg. Neil Gregor reflects on the city council’s response to the neo-Nazi revival of the 1960s.
Living with Loss, Dealing with Shame
Neil Gregor looks at Germany and the legacies of war.