The Boston Globe reexamines the history of World War II in light of the release of millions of previously classified documents.
This series is based on some of the more than 3 million files the CIA is declassifying as part of a global effort to unlock the last stash of secrets about World War II war crimes.
- PART I: THE PERFECT SPY
German bureaucrat Fritz Kolbe smuggled out information so good the Allies didn't trust it
by Mark Fritz / Globe Staff / March 11, 2001
- PART II: INSIDE THE EMPIRE
How Americans behind Japanese lines helped change the fate of WWII
by Mark Fritz / Globe Staff / April 15, 2001
- PART III: CALLING JAPAN TO ACCOUNT
Nation asked to detail, and pay for, its WWII crimes
by Mark Fritz / Globe Staff / May 31, 2001
- PART IV: THE HOLOCAUST
Early Nazi documents warned of genocidal intentions
by Mark Fritz / Globe Staff / July 1, 2001
- PART V: VENGEANCE AT DACHAU
US soldiers shocked by Holocaust executed captured Nazi troops after liberating death camp
by Thomas Farragher / Globe Staff / July 2, 2001
- PART VI: THE RESISTANCE
Declassified documents demystify World War II underground
by Mark Fritz / Globe Staff / August 26, 2001
- PART VII: CLOAKED BUSINESS
How Allied companies covered their deals with Axis
by Mark Fritz / Globe Staff / November 19, 2001
- PART VIII: THE WAR OF WORDS
While troops and arms do their part, propaganda also proves central to military doctrine
by Mark Fritz / Globe Staff / December 3, 2001
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