‘Measures of Men’ shines another light on dark side of German history
German soldiers go over the top in 'All Quiet on the Western Front'
John Downing
When you think about Europe’s murderous colonial forays into Africa, Britain, France and even little Portugal and Belgium come to mind. Germany’s role in that infamous carry-on is more usually an afterthought.
Latest Comment
David Quinn: Ireland might be turning more secular, but we aren’t all atheists yet
-
Sophie White: ‘It’s hard to feel like a grown up now the old benchmarks are largely gone’
-
Brighid McLaughlin: To be truly woke, you have to understand a dictionary-load of sh*te that couldn’t be any more impenetrable
-
Gene Kerrigan: ‘Organic farmer’ is now an insult
-
Conor Skehan: Measuring success by home ownership is a wealth-wrecking lie
-
Eilis O’Hanlon: Puberty is not a disease that needs to be cured
-
Malcolm Noonan: Fight to restore biodiversity and renew farming are two sides of same coin
-
Eoin O’Malley: Calls for public inquiries have become political play-acting
-
Sam McBride: Macabre trade in Nazi tat could be replicated in North with Troubles memorabilia
-
Fiona O’Connell: For a lousy free dinner, our fluffy ducklings are no more
Top Stories
RTÉ’s Tony Connelly: ‘Becoming a dad again in my 50s has been tough’
Gayle Killilea on Graham Knuttel: ‘No matter how much I resented it, art was his wife and I was his mistress’
Dear Mary: I pay all the bills while my wife waits for fame
Thinner, happier… less productive. My three months on the ‘skinny jab’
Latest NewsMore
Mayor slams Labour for blocking candidacy after stage appearance with Ken Loach
Tom Hollander ‘cautious’ about opening post from Russia during ‘anti-Putin’ play
China tightens Tiananmen Square access on anniversary of pro-democracy protests
Signal error led to rail crash that killed more than 300, says India minister
-
John Aldridge: I didn’t expect to be picking this Team of the Season
Galway to assess fitness key duo Shane Walsh and Rob Finnerty after victory over Westmeath
On This Day in History - 4th June
Footage shows crowd cheering on fight in Ballymun, Dublin
‘It would mean a ton to me’ – Rory McIlroy seeks 24th career win after handshake from Jack Nicklaus at Memorial
Weather Ireland: Met Eireann says temperatures could reach 24C today, with warm weather to continue next week
