War brings out the best and the worst in people. As the British did not experience conquest by the Nazis, we never had to decide whether we would collaborate or resist – and so, foolishly, we ...

The untitled feature, whose exact plot remains under wrap, is loosely based on a play by Jean-Philippe Daguerre and was penned by Joanne Giger (“Le milieu de l’horizon”). It revolves around a love ...

As the Germans descended on Paris in June 1940, Jean Texcier, who worked for France’s Ministry of Trade, printed some advice for Parisians on how to behave toward the occupiers. He put the handbills ...

Reenactors dressed in wartime uniforms parade on vintage military vehicles during a reenactment marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Paris from the ...

Using Google Earth, we retrace the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. Allied forces and the French Resistance rose against German occupation, with fierce street fighting erupting around key landmarks ...

PARIS, Aug. 25 -- With solemn commemorations, a ceremonial flag-raising at the Eiffel Tower and columns of 1940s-era tanks and army jeeps, Parisians on Wednesday marked the 60th anniversary of the ...

In “Paris 1944,” Patrick Bishop tells the story of the German occupation during World War II, with equal attention to French resisters and collaborators. Adolf Hitler with the architect Albert Speer, ...

“Paris must not fall into the hands of the enemy,” Adolf Hitler told his top general in Paris, “or if it does, he must find there nothing but a field of ruins.” Public domain via Wikimedia Commons The ...

One artist toured Paris photographing locations from 70 years earlier. — -- One Paris-based artist decided to dive into the romantic city’s history, painstakingly recreating some of the most ...