STR Germany

Ma sœur a obligé ma fille de sept ans à manger dans le garage, là où vont les animaux, et tout le monde a ri. Je n’ai rien dit. J’ai seulement pris des photos. Le lendemain matin, au moment où le paiement de leur hypothèque arrivait à échéance, je leur ai renvoyé leur demande avec … Read more

Ich stehe vor der Einfahrt meines Hauses in Hamburg Harvestehude. In der einen Hand die Schlüssel für meinen Porsche Cayenne, in der anderen einen braunen Umschlag. Drinnen feiern zwanzig Personen. Draußen atme ich tief durch und versuche, das Zittern in meinen Fingern zu kontrollieren. Vor kaum fünfzehn Minuten hat mich mein Adoptivsohn, der Mann, den … Read more

Wilhelm Canaris was Hitler’s master spy, the man who organized intelligence for the Third Reich. His covert operations caused chaos and destruction, and he set the stage for World War II. But all was not what it seemed. He provided information to the British and was directly involved in helping Jews leave Germany. Most people … Read more

The motorcade rolled through Sarajevo on the morning of June 28, 1914, and Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie were smiling at the crowds. They had survived an assassination attempt just minutes earlier, a bomb thrown from the cheering masses that had exploded behind their car. The heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne decided to … Read more

In 1917, while Europe tore itself apart in the Great War, a small Southeast Asian kingdom made a bold move. Siam, today known as Thailand, declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary and sent its own soldiers to fight on the Western Front. This is the story of how a nation that had never been colonized … Read more

September 1944, eastern France. A German major had spent nearly twenty years learning how to stop an advancing army. He knew the rules: destroy the bridge, mine the crossroads, hold the high ground, force the enemy to pause. Every hour you delayed an attacker gave your headquarters time to move reserves into position. That was … Read more

Dix ans de silence à l’intérieur de la villa Castillot furent brisés par une phrase trop petite pour porter autant de poids. Alejandro Castillot se tenait devant la cheminée, regardant le portrait de Diego, le fils qui avait disparu alors qu’il n’avait que quatre ans. Toute la maison semblait retenir son souffle. Les couloirs de … Read more

Hans Frank was hanged on October 16, 1946, but his death closed only one chapter in the history of the family he left behind. His widow, Brigitte, and their five children remained tied to one of the most reviled figures of the Third Reich long after the war ended. As governor general of occupied Poland, … Read more

Une simple faute de frappe peut changer le cours d’une vie. Clarara voulait juste quitter un homme qui ne se souvenait jamais de son anniversaire. Son pouce a glissé sur l’écran fissuré de son téléphone. Elle a envoyé son dernier adieu à Mè dans le vide numérique. La réponse qu’elle a reçue 30 secondes plus … Read more

In April 1945, as the Third Reich crumbled, Hitler clung to a desperate hope: that the Americans and Soviets would turn on each other. He had seen the Allied plan for dividing Germany, captured from the British, and he watched the Americans push into the Soviet zone, crossing the Elbe and moving into Czechoslovakia. German … Read more