Anne Frank: The Writer Behind the IconAnne Frank: The Writer Behind the Icon
In this episode of Now I’ve Heard Everything, host Bill Thompson sits down with biographer and author Ruth Franklin to discuss her book, The Many Lives of Anne Frank. Far
In this episode of Now I’ve Heard Everything, host Bill Thompson sits down with biographer and author Ruth Franklin to discuss her book, The Many Lives of Anne Frank. Far
What happens when an aristocratic British warlord meets a stickball-playing general from Texas? In this episode of “Now I’ve Heard Everything”, host Bill Thompson sits down with acclaimed military historian
As time goes by many of the stories of the “Greatest Generation” are being lost. But a few years ago there was one hero whose story was told after his
In April 1945 the war in Europe was nearing its end. But battles were still raging, And on April 14 one such battle left a young American 2nd Lieutenant gravely
For the better part of four decades historian Deborah Lipstadt has been combating Holocaust denial. She has found that there is a sizeable share of people, both in the United
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Was born into one of Hollywood’s first royal families. His father, Douglas Fairbanks senior, was a swashbuckling movie star. His stepmother was Mary Pickford. The two of
While there have been thousands of books written about the Holocaust, and Nazi Germany, and the horrors of the concentration camps, few have been as powerful in the telling as
Benjamin O. Davis Jr. played a key role in World War II. Not only were his combat accomplishments extraordinary, but his leadership helped shape the United States Air Force for
On a quiet Sunday in early December, millions of Americans went about their usual routines. Folks went to church. Children played out in the yard. Teenagers went to movies. Families