Socialist Appeal
The Marxist voice of Labour and youth
Today is the 80th anniversary of Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of the Soviet Union in World War Two. This bloody catastrophe, which claimed the lives of almost 5m Soviet troops and saw the Nazis plunge deep into Soviet territory, was facilitated by the wrecking behaviour of Stalin and the bureaucracy.
Today marks the 75th anniversary of VE Day. The establishment are pushing flag-waving jingoism down people's throats, to distract from the COVID-19 crisis. We must tell the truth about WWII and the so-called 'war hero' Winston Churchill.
On the 50th anniversary of the Tet Offensive, we republish here Alan Woods' analysis of the Vietnam War, which highlights the significance of the Tet Offensive in bringing about the defeat of US imperialism.
The Vietnam War - a 17-hour documentary recently broadcast on the BBC - may well be the best such film yet produced on this still-controversial subject. Steve Jones reviews this incredible new documentary and the graphic account it provides of one of imperialism's most brutal wars.
Last week, on 6th and 9th August respectively, marked the 72nd anniversary of the dropping of two nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Stephen Agnew looks at the real history and factors behind the use of nuclear weapons at the end of World War Two.