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Hans Kammler, Hitler’s Last Hope, in American Hands

In CWIHP Working Paper #91, authors Frank Döbert and Rainer Karlsch examine new evidence suggesting that Hans Kammler, SS Obergruppenfuehrer and head of the Office of Unit C of the Economic Administration Main Office of the SS, fell into American custody in the closing days of the war.
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Hans Kammler

Hans Kammler, Hitler’s Last Hope, in American Hands

By: Frank Döbert and Rainer Karlsch

The Myth of the Wilsonian Moment

Hồ Chí Minh at the French Communist Party Congress, Marseille, 1921. Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France.

Call for Papers - Cold War Voices: Stories, Speech and Sound, 1945-1991

Operation “Denver”: KGB and Stasi Disinformation regarding AIDS

Call for Papers - NATO: Past and Present

“An Explosion Occurred in Power Unit No. 4”: The Story of Chernobyl in Documents

The first photograph of Unit Four after the accident, shot from a helicopter by Chernobyl plant photographer Anatoly Rasskazov, at approximately 3.00pm on April 26 1986 (Anatoly Rasskazov/Ukrainian National Chernobyl Museum)
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The History and Public Policy Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center focuses on the relationship between history and policy making and seeks to foster open, informed and non-partisan dialogue on historically relevant issues. The Program is a hub for a wide network of scholars, journalists, policy makers, archivists, and teachers focused on the uses and lessons of history in decision making. Through informed dialogue, the Program seeks to explore the advantages as well as the dangers of using historical lessons in making current policy decisions. // Read more

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HAPP Publications

  • HAPP Occasional Papers

    Short papers on emerging issues in History and Public Policy.

  • Critical Oral History Conferences

    Conference Reports from HAPP's Critical Oral History Conferences.

  • CWIHP Bulletin

    The Cold War International History Project's flagship publication.

  • CWIHP Working Papers

    The CWIHP Working Paper Series is designed to provide a speedy outlet for historians who have gained access to newly-available archives and sources and would like to share their results.

  • CWIHP e-Dossiers

    CWIHP “e-Dossiers” present new and important accessions to the CWIHP Digital Archive.

  • NPIHP Working Papers

    The NPIHP Working Paper Series is designed to provide a speedy publications outlet for historians who have gained access to newly-available archives and sources and would like to share their results.

  • NPIHP Research Updates

    NPIHP Research Updates cast an analytical spotlight upon new accessions to the Digital Archive.

  • NPIHP Issue Briefs

    NPIHP Issue Briefs offer useful insights and perspectives on contemporary nuclear policy issues from international nuclear historians.

  • NKIDP Working Papers

    The NKIDP Working Paper Series is designed to provide a speedy outlet for historians who have gained access to newly-available archives and sources and would like to share their results.

  • NKIDP e-Dossiers

    The NKIDP e-Dossier Series is designed to highlight new and important additions to the Digital Archive by pairing key documents with insightful analysis by renowned historians from NKIDP's global network of scholars.

Experts & Staff

Christian F. Ostermann
Director, History and Public Policy Program; Cold War International History Project; North Korea Documentation Project; Nuclear Proliferation International History Project
Charles Kraus
Deputy Director, History and Public Policy Program
Pieter Biersteker
Editorial Assistant
Kian Byrne
Program Assistant