Nazism

Book Review

Claud Cockburn was the journalist’s journalist

No one should be put off reading Patrick Cockburn’s remarkable biography of his father by its misleading subtitle

John R. MacArthur

Dispelling the myths about the siege of Leningrad

Hero City offers an impressive patch in the tapestry of written history that points toward the truth

Simon Parkin

Is it fair to compare Germany’s AfD with the Nazis?

Thuringia’s elections ought not to matter too much to the outside world. But it was here that the Nazis had their first electoral breakthrough

Lisa Haseldine

A Spectator editor’s account of D-Day

The beach was alive with the shambles and the order of war. There were dead men and wounded men and men brewing tea

Iain Macleod

Russia

Putin’s Victory Day celebrations are not about 1945

This year’s parade is a useful milestone for recognizing the extent to which Russia has slipped into a military dictatorship

Lisa Haseldine