Nazi Germany

In George Orwell’s 1984, the complete dominance of the dystopian dictatorship is reinforced by the unavoidable presence of telescreens.  Ubiquitous and without an off button, they ensured that Big Brother was not only watching you, but speaking to you at all times. Nazi Germany investigated the possibility of a radio equivalent, which, if implemented, would have taken the Third Reich even closer to mirroring the fictional […]

Achtung, achtung!

It was to be an engineering feat to surpass the Pyramids and be a wonder for all ages. The sea would be tamed, harnessed to produce abundant electricity and lowered to create vast new fertile plains. Europe would be linked to Africa, fresh water would make the desert bloom and there would be almost unlimited living space for a new generation of European pioneers. Atlantropa would […]

Draining the Mediterranean

A portrait of Frederick the Great was the only decorative image to hang in Hitler’s quarters within the Führerbunker. Frederick the Great and the Enigma of Prussia, Christopher Clark, BBC4

Hanging on the wall