Oct 23rd, 2008 · Henry Kaufman, also known as "Dr. Doom" for his bearish forecasts in the 1970s, says the economy is in the "worst recession in the post-World War II period." The way to protect the economy from outright disaster, he says, is to protect the middle class.
Aug 19th, 2008 · The secret packages were part of a highly classified effort to help American POWs escape from their German captors. Inside there were baseballs, pipes and cribbage boards that contained compasses, saws, escape maps and radio transmitters.
Aug 18th, 2008 · Until recently, the details of what happened at P.O. Box 1142, an interrogation camp not far from the Pentagon, were shrouded in secrecy. But former soldiers stationed there reveal their mission — and their often-gentle interrogation techniques.
Jul 22nd, 2008 · After more than 60 years, workers in German-controlled Ghettos during WWII are eligible for reparation funds. The "German Ghetto Work Payment Program" offers a one-time payment to Holocaust survivors who worked in the Ghettos of Poland, Belarus, the Ukraine and other countries.
Jul 21st, 2008 · The Justice Department is trying to revoke the U.S. citizenship of an 86-year-old Seattle man who was allegedly part of a Nazi unit that murdered thousands of people during World War II. Former restaurant host and retiree Peter Egner was allegedly part of a Nazi SS police unit in German-occupied Serbia. Egner's lawyer says the Nazi-hunters in the Justice Department are "scraping the bottom of the barrel" for war criminals.
Jul 18th, 2008 · Holocaust survivors who worked in German-controlled ghettos during World War II may be eligible for a reparation payment by the German government. Legal clinics have sprung up around the country to help the estimated 20,000 survivors living in the U.S. apply for the funds.
Jun 14th, 2008 · The yet-to-be completed Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond, Calif., is located near the dockyards where thousands of people — men and women — were employed during the 1940s war effort. Park officials and a few of the "Rosies" who still live in the area talk to NPR's Andrea Seabrook.
May 24th, 2008 · World War II historian Rick Atkinson talks about a new edition of "Instructions for American Servicemen in France During World War II," a soldiers' guidebook that will be published for the public next month. Atkinson wrote a forward for the guide.