Between 1942 and 1945, Associated Press cooperated closely with the Nazi Regime – with the blessing of the highest echelons in Washington. This is one of the facts discovered by the German historian Norman Domeier, currently doing research under a Lise-Meitner Fellowship at the University of Vienna. Continue reading “Photos for the Führer”
How did European diplomacy work around the time of the French Revolution? In a project funded by the Austrian Science Fund FWF, historian Claus Oberhauser is investigating the strategies and techniques deployed at the time based on the papers of Maurus (Alexander) Horn, a diplomat, secret agent, librarian and monk. Continue reading “Espionage and diplomacy – the many roles of Alexander Horn”