Xinhua Commentary: Why should we always remember WWII after 80 years

Q&A: 80 Years After World War II's End, a New History of the Empires That Ravaged the Globe

May 8 marks 80 years since the end of World War II in Europe. Many histories of the war ignore the most brutal battlefields in East Asia and Eastern Europe. Others offer a one-dimensional portrayal of the conflict as a battle between democracy and totalitarianism, minimizing Stalin's despotism. Paul Thomas Chamberlin is a historian at Columbia University and the author of a new book, Scorched Earth: A Global History of World War II. In the book,…

Xinhua Commentary: Why should we always remember WWII after 80 years

White doves are released at the end of the commemoration activities marking the 70th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2015. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)Eighty years ago, the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War marked a turning point in human history. History is a mirror, and only by drawing