We had early on women having the right to vote, then women in the workforce during WWII, just going back in history,… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
“We had the air war overhead, which was frightening, but we were, in a way, getting used to it. Now, however, we… — Alfred Nestor Copy Share Image
“For a once renowned woman who loved telling tales of dodging bullets, wielding grenades and subverting dogs trained to kill, Christine's story… — Clare Mulley Copy Share Image
“People ask all the time what I learned in the camps. But the camps weren’t therapy. What do you think these places… — Bernhard Schlink Copy Share Image
Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, well-equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
“When I went into the Army, I made up my mind that I was putting myself at the Army's disposal. I believe… — Irwin Shaw Copy Share Image
“Red had a deep loathing of the night before them. He had been through so much combat, had felt so many kinds… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
“(...)the question of the Jews has come to the fore, but like other questions which lend themselves to prejudice, efforts will be… — Henry Ford Copy Share Image
The continued rapid cooling of the earth since WWII is in accord with the increase in global air pollution associated with industrialisation,… — Reid Bryson Copy Share Image
Delight in smooth sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts ... genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“At times the engine stopped, and grown-ups and children climbed out of the carriages with tins to collect water from the engine… — Alfred Nestor Copy Share Image
“Merlin stood up. For once, late as it was, he was pleased to see the Assistant Commissioner because he had been trying… — Mark Ellis Copy Share Image
“It is man who kills, man who creates or suffers injustice; it is no longer man who, having lost all restraint, shares… — Primo Levi Copy Share Image
The thing about collaborators is that you don't know you are one whereas as a member of the resistance, you do. [In… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
“The train, I was later told by my mother, only had about ten carriages to it, and there were hundreds of people… — Alfred Nestor Copy Share Image
“They said 'specialist children's wards,' But they meant children-killing centers. They said 'final medical assistance' But they meant murder.” — Ann Clare LeZotte Copy Share Image
“After the Christmas and New Year of 1944 my mother and I returned to Strausberg, but the area was full of people… — Alfred Nestor Copy Share Image
“All that technical expertise isn't worth a damn if you don't get the best out of people, though. . . . These… — Noel Coward Copy Share Image
“After the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States entered into World War II to protect our way of life and to… — Kara Martinelli Copy Share Image
“The shots and shouts of the attackers rang out quite clearly but were already gone some distance away. Here I lay on… — Georg Rauch Copy Share Image
One thing is certain: for many of those who came back from WWII, the music of Frank Sinatra was no consolation for… — Pete Hamill Copy Share Image
“In the Second World War he took no public part, having escaped to a neutral country just before its outbreak. In private… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
