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A novel and film on the 1938 Munich agreement open up contemporary fault lines
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A novel and film on the 1938 Munich agreement open up contemporary fault lines
In the 1944 'July Plot', the German officer Claus von Stauffenberg narrowly failed to assassinate the Nazi leader. His success would have changed the course of history – but for better or worse? Roger Moorhouse and Nigel Jones debate the issue...
Under cripplingly cold winter conditions, American troops proved their mettle.
Prince Friedrich zu Solms-Baruth III was tortured and imprisoned after being involved in Operation Valkyrie; his heirs want their property back, but Germany's government disagrees
The file, which was found in the National Archives by historian Nigel West, reveals that lawyer Otto John had been working for MI6 for two years prior to the famous 20 July plot in 1944.