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Why Does WAIS Say "German Holocaust"? ... (Edward Jajko, USA, 03/10/17 3:52 am) I have trouble with the semantics of the WAIS subject heading "German Holocaust." The Holocaust of WWII is the holocaust beyond description or exception, and has had no need of descri ...
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Spanish Diplomats Who Helped Jewish Refugees ... (Angel Vinas, Belgium, 03/08/17 6:36 am) Back on January 22nd, John E asked:  "Did Spain have any rogue diplomats who issued visas independently [to Jewish refugees during WWII], as did Portugal's Aristides de Sousa Me ...
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Bernd Rother's "Franco y el Holocausto" ... (Angel Vinas, Belgium, 01/22/17 5:49 am) I very warmly welcome David Pike's comments on Bernd Rother´s book, Franco y el Holocausto (21 January). This book was first published many years ago. I reviewed it for Hi ...
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Why Were the Germans Obsessed with Prisoners at the End of WWII? From Gary Moore ... (John Eipper, USA, 01/21/17 3:58 pm) Gary Moore writes: Regarding David Pike's (January 21) important discussion of the Nazi death camps at the close of World War II, per his coming book A Spania ...
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Bernd Rother's "Franco y el Holocausto" ... (David Pike, -France, 01/21/17 5:51 am) I followed the good advice of WAISer Angel Viñas and ordered the fine work of Bernd Rother, Franco y el Holocausto. Now that I've read it, allow me to make a few points, from the t ...
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Nepomuk/Nepomuceno ... (David Fleischer, Brazil, 08/30/14 4:15 pm) Massoud Malek's post of 28 August struck home for me. When I first came to Brazil as a Peace Corps Volunteer in 1962, I was assigned to work with rural extension in the state of Minas Gerais. On ...
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