Two Nice Jewish Boys: An interview on Fugitives: A History of Nazi Mercenaries during the Cold War
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New Books Network: An Interview on The Plots against Hitler
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History Happy Hour – talk on Fugitives: A History of Nazi Mercenaries during the Cold War
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New Books Network: An interview on Fugitives: A History of Nazi Mercenaries in the Cold War
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Cold War Podcast: A talk about my book Fugitives: A History of Nazi Mercenaries during the Cold War
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The Plots Against Hitler
A new and definitive account of the anti-Nazi underground in Germany and its numerous efforts to assassinate Adolf Hitler
Curse on This Country: The Rebellious Army of Imperial Japan
“Orbach’s book pulls off the difficult trick of talking to two audiences at once. Those only casually familiar with Japanese history will appreciate how thoroughly Orbach demolishes the hoary orientalist trope that Japanese soldiers were insect-like drones, mindlessly obedient to state propaganda. Specialists will be more interested in Orbach’s answer to what is still for many the great question of modern Japanese history: why did the country embark on a disastrous war of aggression in the mid-twentieth century?…. Orbach’s book is not just an important contribution to the historiography of Japan; it adds a key piece to the puzzle of understanding state-military relations across the global nineteenth century.”
― Pacific Affairs
Fugitives: A History of Nazi Mercenaries During the Cold War
Shrouded in government secrecy, clouded by myths and propaganda, the enigmatic tale of Nazi fugitives in the early Cold War has never been properly told—until now.
Punishment: Behind Japanese Military Brutality
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“Let the Commander Respond”: The Paradox of Obedience in the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces (with Ziv Bohrer)
Orbach, Danny., & Bohrer, Ziv. (2023). “Let the Commander Respond”: The Paradox of Obedience in the Imperial Japanese Armed Forces. Law and History Review, 1-23. doi:10.1017/S0738248023000391