Olympia – Festival of the Nations Part One

Olympia is a 1938 German documentary sports film written, directed and produced by Leni Riefenstahl, which documented the 1936 Summer Olympics, held in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Germany. The film was released in two parts: Olympia 1. Teil — Fest der Völker (Festival of Nations) and Olympia 2. Teil — Fest der Schönheit (Festival of Beauty). It was the […]

The Complete History of The German Nuclear Program

The American Nuclear Program is often talked about, especially given that big budget movies are still made on the topic. What of the Germans, though?The German rocket program, which was far bigger, is barely mentioned, nevermind the Nuclear Program. How close were the Germans to […]

The Good War Myth

Our entire world view is now based on the idea that World War 2 was a battle of Good vs Evil, and that us intervening was unquestionably a good thing. If you even question it, you’re hounded down and called a Nazi. But why can’t […]

Downfall

Traudl Junge, the final secretary for Adolf Hitler, tells of the Nazi dictator’s final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII.