The author of ‘Satantango’ speaks in Barcelona about his country, the Shoah, his favorite authors and the filmmaker Béla Tarr: ‘I don’t offer hope, although I don’t take it away either’
A remarkable new book about the navigator, ‘Wide, Wide Sea’ by Hampton Sides, traces the adventurer’s third voyage and its fateful conclusion
The scholar has published ‘Brothers in Arms,’ tracking the campaign of a British armored regiment throughout World War II
A short but illuminating book by veteran French historian Claude Quétel examines the truths and myths surrounding the Nazi leader
In a new book, 17 specialists analyze the secret military and political activities of the Eastern civilizations of Greece and Rome. The Assyrians, it is revealed, were masters of psychological and counterinsurgency warfare
The artist, who collaborated with Peter Jackson on his movie versions of ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘The Hobbit,’ is the author of the fascinating ‘A Middle-earth Traveller’
A biography recounts the extraordinary career of Konrad Morgen, who brought 200 SS members to trial, including concentration camp commandants, and even dared to investigate Adolf Eichmann
Historian David Soria dedicates a monumental biography, with special emphasis on military matters, to the first Caesar of Hispanic origin
In ‘Operation Biting,’ Max Hastings narrates a daring action by British special forces that could have come from the pen of Alistair MacLean, the author of ‘Where Eagles Dare’
Several books and a documentary mark the 50th anniversary of Spielberg’s iconic film, as scientists work to dispel the fear it sparked and put the actual danger of sharks into perspective
The actor, who presented his film on the ‘Odyssey’ in Barcelona, says he will follow the conclave with special interest and that he hasn’t forgotten ‘The English Patient’
The search for the pharaoh’s second tomb, after the discovery of the first, and the possibility that the Egyptologist’s suitcase offers clues about his sexuality have increased intrigue about the findings
Belgian writer Caroline De Mulder, in a fascinating and terrifying work, describes the workings of the Lebensborn households in ‘Himmler’s Children’
In his book, ‘The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England,’ historian Marc Morris recounts the turbulent era between the abandonment of Britain by the Romans and the Norman conquest
The 72-year-old writer has always been ahead of her time when it comes to sexuality, feminism and gender identity in the world of fantasy literature
In his new book, the British historian profiles 24 of the Third Reich’s criminals, bursting the cliché of pathological monstrosity
Hundreds of ex-combatants from the losing side of the Civil War fought against the Nazis while enlisted in the British army. A new book reconstructs their story
At an international symposium in Spain, the prestigious biologist warned of a ‘dramatic decline’ in some species, which are affected by climate change
An extraordinary documentary delves into the bitter debate over the fate of the building in the Austrian city of Braunau where the Nazi leader was born
Finnish historian Pekka Hämäläinen – who hates the film ‘Dances with Wolves’ – wrote a book called ‘Indigenous Continent,’ in which he explains that the tribes of North America had notable military capacity and that their defeat was by no means inevitable
Emma Southon, whose new book explores Roman history through 21 notable women, says that the era’s intimate apparel was based on functionality
In a new book, retired general Richard Dannatt and expert archivist Allen Packwood analyze the Normandy landings on the 80th anniversary, from the perspective of the prime minister’s contribution to the ‘Longest Day’
Archaeologist and author Rubén Montoya reviews the history of the famous location razed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. After wading through scores of artifacts, he says it was not the erotic destination some have made it out to be
In a fascinating book, the Icelandic researcher Bergsveinn Birgisson reveals the story of his medieval ancestor Geirmundur Hjörsson, forgotten by the sagas
In his book ‘Pax,’ Tom Holland reviews the period of splendor in Imperial Rome from Nero to Hadrian and tells of the terrible fate of Sporo, mutilated and forced to replace the deceased Empress Poppaea
The show includes the only surviving rectangular shield and a breastplate from the Varo massacre, among other exceptional artists
While the father of psychoanalysis managed to escape from Vienna after the Anschluss in 1938, four of his sisters died in the camps. Three of them were gassed in Treblinka