Warfare
The Vietnamese Secret Agent Who Spied for Three Different Countries
Known by the alias Lai Tek, the enigmatic communist swore allegiance first to France, then Britain and finally Japan
Maryland Removes Its Last Confederate Monument on Public Land
Workers removed the Talbot Boys Statue on Monday after years of pressure from the local community
Vladimir Putin's Rewriting of History Draws on a Long Tradition of Soviet Myth-Making
Much like Joseph Stalin, the Russian president has used propaganda, the media and government-sanctioned books to present an ahistorical narrative
A Century Ago, American Reporters Foresaw the Rise of Authoritarianism in Europe
A new book tells the stories of four interwar writers who laid the groundwork for modern journalism
The Russian Jet That Fights for Both Sides
What Ukrainian air force pilots had to say about their aging Su-27s.
What Happened at Babi Yar, the Ukrainian Holocaust Site Reportedly Struck by a Russian Missile?
During WWII, the Nazis murdered 33,000 Jews at the ravine over just two days. Last week, a strike near the massacre site drew widespread condemnation
Here Are the World's 25 Most Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites
The World Monument Fund's list includes sites in the Maldives, Pakistan, the United States and elsewhere, but was finalized before the war in Ukraine
The 20th-Century History Behind Russia's Invasion of Ukraine
During WWII, Ukrainian nationalists saw the Nazis as liberators from Soviet oppression. Now, Russia is using that chapter to paint Ukraine as a Nazi nation
The True History Behind Netflix's 'Vikings: Valhalla'
A spin-off of the long-running series "Vikings," the show follows a fictionalized version of Norwegian king Harald Hardrada
The Fascinating—and Harrowing—Tale of the First Japanese American to Publish a Book of Fiction
After his incarceration during WWII, Toshio Mori released a collection of short stories based on his experiences as a second generation Asian immigrant
The Photo Album That Succeeded Where Pancho Villa Failed
The revolutionary may have tried to find the author's grandfather by raiding a New Mexico village—but a friend's camera truly captured her family patriarch
These Ancient Greek Helmets Tell of a Naval Battle 2,500 Years Ago
Archaeologists in southern Italy discovered the headgear along with pottery, fragments and a shield near the likely remains of a temple to goddess Athena
The Women Rulers Whose Reigns Reshaped the Medieval Middle East
A new book details the lives of Melisende of Jerusalem, Zumurrud of Damascus and their powerful peers
A Toppled Statue of George III Illuminates the Ongoing Debate Over America's Monuments
In July 1776, colonists destroyed a sculpture of the English king. A new exhibit explores this iconoclasm's legacy—and its implications for today
The Japanese WWII Soldier Who Refused to Surrender for 27 Years
Unable to bear the shame of being captured as a prisoner of war, Shoichi Yokoi hid in the jungles of Guam until January 1972
Did a Jewish Notary Betray Anne Frank to the Nazis?
A six-year investigation posits that Arnold van den Bergh disclosed the diarist's hiding place to protect his family from deportation
How the Much-Debated Elgin Marbles Ended Up in England
For two centuries, diplomat Thomas Bruce has been held up as a shameless plunderer. The real history is more complicated, argues the author of a new book
Lawrence Brooks, the United States' Oldest Living WWII Veteran, Dies at 112
Brooks was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1940, when he was in his early 30s
The Medieval Queens Whose Daring, Murderous Reigns Were Quickly Forgotten
Over the centuries, Brunhild and Fredegund were dismissed and even parodied. But a new book shows how they outwitted their enemies like few in history
Why Do We Count Down to the New Year?
A historian traces the tradition's links to space travel, the Doomsday Clock and Alfred Hitchcock
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