THE confusion let loose by the surrender of the German armies in Central Europe is resolving slowly into order. The homeward trek of nearly 4,000,000 demobilized members of the Wehrmacht and the ...

Victory in Europe Day, also called VE Day, was the public holiday celebrated on May 8, 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany’s unconditional surrender of its ...

On May 8, 1945, President Harry Truman went on the radio at 9 a.m. and delivered the news that the people of Syracuse, as well as the rest of the nation, had been waiting for. “This is a solemn but a ...

This short text contains a few layers: first, it reports on the author’s evolving interest in and work on what she calls Median Europe; second, it tries to define Median Europe, third, it presents the ...

Note: This is an excerpt from an article in the Tuesday, May 8, 1945, Journal-Every Evening, the day victory in Europe was declared in World War II. The front page also featured an article saying the ...

After centuries of wars, Europe entered a period historians call the “long peace.” From 1945 onward, major powers avoided ...

A 24-hour walkout backed by the government to show support for Col. Juan D. Peron brought the country to a standstill. By The International Herald Tribune Special to The European Edition BUENOS AIRES, ...

Reacting to satellite images showing Russian troops moving along Ukraine’s border, CNN national security analyst James Clapper warned that if Russia invaded, it could potentially be “the largest ...

IN THE military sense, the total defeat of the Germans became inevitable when France and Belgium were cleared after the Normandy campaign and when Russia displayed her growing power in the offensives ...