PN1501 For 40 years, Georg Gärtner had been hiding in plain sight across America, but in 1985, the last German prisoner of war still at large in the United States finally turned himself in. No one, not even his wife, knew his true identity until he confessed. His story offers a window into the remarkable fate … Read more
Jag satt i garaget när telefonen ringde. Det var min svägerska Janet, och hennes röst var så kontrollerad att jag visste precis innan hon sa det att något var fel. Hon sa att Eleanor hade dött. Jag minns att jag reste mig, inte snabbt, utan långsamt, som om jag kunde skjuta upp verkligheten om jag … Read more
Klockan var 19. 47 en fredagskväll och jag satt fortfarande på läktaren vid Harrison Park, trettioen kilometer hemifrån, när Hazel ringde. Mitt barnbarn hade precis klivit upp i slagboxen med full räkning. Under en halv sekund övervägde jag faktiskt att låta samtalet gå till röstbrevlådan. Men Hazel ringde aldrig sent utan att något var på … Read more
Min mormor sträckte sig över bordet och klappade honom på armen, som om han var offret. Richard, min fd svärfar, log mot henne med det där leendet som alltid fick allt att verka okej, även när det inte var det. Jag satt där vid Thanksgiving-bordet, omgiven av människor som hade bestämt sig för att jag … Read more
Mi chiamo Marcus, ho trentadue anni, e questa è la storia degli ultimi mesi prima del mio matrimonio e del dramma familiare che è esploso subito dopo. È una storia che porto ancora dentro, perché certe ferite non si chiudono mai del tutto, anche quando impari a conviverci. Mio padre, Richard, è sempre stato un … Read more
On the night of May 10, 1941, Rudolf Hess, the Deputy Führer of Nazi Germany, climbed alone into a Messerschmitt Bf 110 fighter plane and flew to Scotland on an unauthorized mission to negotiate peace with Britain. He parachuted near Eaglesham, was captured within hours, and would never be a free man again. His wife, … Read more
Homicide rates in the American West during the 19th century rivaled the bloodshed of the Civil War and Reconstruction era in the South, according to historical statistics. In Dodge City, Kansas, from 1876 to 1885, an adult had a one in 61 chance of dying violently. San Francisco residents faced a one in 203 likelihood … Read more
Jesse James rests beneath a modest grave in Missouri, yet few names from the American frontier cast as long a shadow as his. Visitors expecting a grand monument are often surprised by the simplicity of the burial site. Beneath that stone lies the man whose robberies, escapes, and violent reputation transformed him into one of … Read more
When Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany on January 30, 1933, it marked a turning point that would destroy democracy and establish a Nazi dictatorship. Guided by racist and authoritarian ideas, the Nazis dismantled democratic institutions, suppressed political opposition, and sought to unite society under one leader. As the regime consolidated power, Germany was … Read more
Eva Braun died alongside Adolf Hitler in a Berlin bunker in April 1945, marrying him in their final hours before taking her own life. Her name has become forever linked with the darkest chapter of human history. Yet far less attention has been paid to those who shared her bloodline. What became of Eva Braun's … Read more