Germany

James Barker on ‘Bomber’ Harris, the RAF’s wartime bombing campaign of Germany, and propaganda.

Judy Urquhart recalls a forgotten use of Colditz Castle after the end of the Second World War – as a prison for German aristocrats.

Richard Evans has written two articles for History Review explaining how a modern, progressive country surrendered to a brutal and murderous dictatorship. In the first, he traces Hitler's rise to the Chancellorship.

Vincent Barnett argues that surface differences should not cover up deep-seated similarities.

F.J. Stapleton stresses that we need to apply as well as understand historiography to assess the impact of the Sondwerg Theory on German Kaiserrich Historiography.

Robert Pearce introduces one of the most important – and misunderstood – thinkers of the 19th century.

David Williamson explains why events in Berlin twice threatened to unleash a third world war.

Robert Carr draws uncomfortable parallels between Christianity and Nazism.

To what extent did Christians support Hitler, and for what reasons?

F.G. Stapleton examines the role played by the armed forces in the government of the Second Reich.