Fascism

Saints and Nazi Skeletons

A Jewish-born Carmelite nun murdered at Auschwitz and due to be canonised by the Pope in October, is claimed to have been betrayed to the Nazis by a high-ranking Benedictine monk.

Ribbentrop

Richard Wilkinson challenges the consensus of contempt for the Nazis' leading diplomat.

Triumph of the Will

Brian Winston casts a critical eye over Leni Riefenstahl's cinematic paean to Nazi aesthetics.

What is Fascism?

In the second instalment of a two part article, Roger Eatwell chooses between rival definitions of a slippery word

What is Fascism?

In the first instalment of a two-part article, Roger Eatwell looks at rival definitions of a slippery word.

Workers and Nazis in Hitler's Homeland

What did ordinary people in Nazi-controlled Austria really think about their native-born Führer, Adolf Hitler? Tim Kirk opens a window on a unique record of public opinion – a Gestapo equivalent of 'Mass Observation' in 30s Britain.

Futurism and Fascism

Italy's Futurists - led by Filippo Marinetti - exploded onto the European cultural scene during and after the Great War with all the garishness and fizz of some of their founder's anarchic recipes. But was the menu taken up by Mussolini and his Fascists? Richard Jensen investigates.

Who Voted For Hitler?

David Welch attributes the Nazi leader's electoral success to much more than slick propaganda.

Victors' Justice? The Nuremberg Tribunal

Michael Biddiss looks at how the victorious Allies dealt with the unprecedented prosecution of genocide and mass atrocities by the Nazi leadership and how fair the proceedings were to those in the dock.