Warfare
The Couple Who Fell in Love in a Nazi Death Camp
A new book chronicles the unlikely connection between Helen Spitzer and David Wisnia, both of whom survived Auschwitz
As Empires Clashed During World War I, a Global Media Industry Brought the Conflict's Horrors to the Public
An exhibition at LACMA traces the roots of modern media to the Great War, when propaganda mobilized the masses, and questions whether the brutal truths of the battlefield can ever really be communicated
The Real History Behind 'The Zone of Interest' and Rudolf Höss
Jonathan Glazer's new film uses the Auschwitz commandant and his family as a vehicle for examining humans' capacity for evil
The American Soldier Whose Fear of Fighting in Vietnam Led Him to Defect to North Korea. He Stayed There for 40 Years
During his time in the repressive country, Charles Robert Jenkins married a Japanese abductee, taught English at a school and appeared in propaganda films
This Mysterious Hillside Carving Is Actually Hercules, Researchers Say
England's 180-foot-tall Cerne Abbas Giant may have served as a landmark for gathering troops
Why the Language We Use to Describe Japanese American Incarceration During World War II Matters
A descendant of concentration camp survivors argues that using the right vocabulary can help clarify the stakes when confronting wartime trauma
117 Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2023
The year's most exciting discoveries included a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting, a hidden medieval crypt and a gold-covered mummy
How the Women of the North Platte Canteen Fed Six Million Soldiers During World War II
Volunteers based out of a Nebraska train station offered American troops encouragement and free food, including birthday cakes and popcorn balls
The Many Myths of the Boston Tea Party
Contrary to popular belief, the 1773 protest opposed a tax break, not a tax hike. And it didn't immediately unify the colonies against the British
How 'Schindler's List' Transformed Americans' Understanding of the Holocaust
The 1993 film also inspired its director, Steven Spielberg, to establish a foundation that preserves survivors' stories
These May Be the Last Photos Ever Taken of Florence Nightingale
The rare images are among a collection of artifacts connected to the "Lady with the Lamp" that recently sold at auction
Hundreds of Crimean Treasures Return to Ukraine After Long Legal Battle
When Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, the artifacts were on loan to a museum in the Netherlands
Civil War Weapons Recovered From South Carolina's Congaree River
Union troops tossed Confederate munitions and supplies into the waterway after taking Columbia in February 1865
The Real History Behind Empress Joséphine in Ridley Scott's 'Napoleon'
A new Hollywood epic traces Napoleon Bonaparte's rise and fall through his checkered relationship with his first wife
Celebrate Veterans Day With These 15 Patriotic Photos
Communities nationwide honor our retired service members every November
Watch the Trailer for 'Masters of the Air,' Steven Spielberg's Long-Awaited Follow-Up to 'Band of Brothers'
The upcoming miniseries follows the 100th Bombardment Group, an Air Force unit nicknamed the "Bloody Hundredth"
Sealed French Love Letters Read for the First Time in 265 Years
Written during the Seven Years' War, the letters offer rare insights into the lives of everyday people during wartime
Before He Rose to Power, Adolf Hitler Staged a Coup and Went to Prison
The Beer Hall Putsch was a spectacular failure. It also set the stage for Nazi Germany
Healing the Wounds of the Vietnam War
Two perspectives on the 20th-century conflict look back, five decades after the fighting stopped, to discuss what was lost and what is remembered today
Stunning 2,700-Year-Old Sculpture Unearthed in Iraq
Archaeologists hope to reunite the 18-ton torso of the Assyrian deity with its head, severed by smugglers decades ago
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