When Germany surrendered at the end of WWII, three nations had major armies in the field against the Nazis: the U.S., Britain, and the USSR. For political reasons, the tiny French army was included, so the fourth conquering power was France. Each...
I spent some time in Berlin while the Wall was still up; I was a West Point cadet and spent much of a summer’s leave there. To say that the wall was a glaring symbol of oppression is a major understatement. I was free, when in uniform, to go...