Warfare
Remains of Napoleonic General Believed to Have Been Found in Russian Park
Charles Étienne Gudin, whose name appears on the Arc de Triomphe, was hit by a cannonball during the Battle of Valutino
Pompeii Is Home to Multiple Undetonated World War II Bombs
A statement by the Archaeological Museum of Pompeii assures the public that there is 'no risk for visitors'
Two Tour Guides—One Israeli, One Palestinian—Offer a New Way to See the Holy Land
With conflict raging again in Israel, a fearless initiative reveals a complex reality that few visitors ever experience
Lion of Mosul Statue Brought Back Through 3-D Printed Replica
The resurrected sculpture is featured in the Imperial War Museum’s 'Culture Under Attack' exhibition
The Diaries Left Behind by Confederate Soldiers Reveal the True Role of Enslaved Labor at Gettysburg
Even as some enslaved men escaped North, the retreat by the Army of Northern Virginia would have been disastrous without the support of its camp servants
Remains of 30 Service Members Killed in WWII Unearthed at Tarawa
The non-profit History Flight discovered the Marines and sailors as part of its decade-long mission to find the 500 men buried on the atoll
Fear of Foreign Food May Have Led to the Death of This Crusader King
A new analysis shows France's Louis IX and much of his army suffered from advanced scurvy during the Eighth Crusade in Tunisia
Eleven Museums and Memorials Honoring the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
These events and exhibits shed light on the experiences of soldiers during the invasion of Normandy and the remainder of World War II
The Invention That Won World War II
Patented in 1944, the Higgins boat gave the Allies the advantage in amphibious assaults
After 130 Years, Canada Exonerates ‘Peacemaker’ Chief Convicted of Treason
‘In 1885, Chief Poundmaker was treated as a criminal and a traitor,’ Prime Minister Trudeau said. ‘In 2019, we recognize the truth'
In 1945, a Japanese Balloon Bomb Killed Six Americans, Five of Them Children, in Oregon
The military kept the true story of their deaths, the only civilians to die at enemy hands on the U.S. mainland, under wraps
How Nanoscale 'Signatures' Could Keep Counterfeit Parts Out of Military Equipment
Navy scientist Alison Smith will describe her novel authentication system at Smithsonian's Military Invention Day
Bonn Library Recovers More Than 600 Books Looted After World War II
The trove was flagged after a Belgian woman unwittingly tried to auction the stolen books
DNA Shows Ethnically Diverse Crew Sailed Henry VIII's Flagship
The research on the skeletons found near the wreck suggests there were sailors and marines on board who came from North Africa and the Mediterranean
During the Mexican-American War, Irish-Americans Fought for Mexico in the 'Saint Patrick's Battalion'
Anti-Catholic sentiment in the States gave men like John Riley little reason to continue to pay allegiance to the stars and stripes
Site Where Julius Caesar Was Stabbed Will Finally Open to the Public
The curia in Pompey's Theater where Caesar died in the Largo di Torre Argentina is currently a fenced-off feral cat colony
The History of Poisoning the Well
From ancient Mesopotamia to modern-day Iraq, the threat to a region's water supply is the cruelest cut of all
How First Lady Sarah Polk Set a Model for Conservative Female Power
The popular and pious wife to President James Polk had little use for the nascent suffrage movement
Canada Archives Acquire Book That Would Have Guided North American Holocaust
The report details the population and organizations of Jewish citizens across the U.S. and Canada
How CIA-Backed Spies Detected Soviet Nukes First During Cuban Missile Crisis
A report from <i>Yahoo News</i> lays out how a network of agents detected Soviet operations on the island before a U-2 spy plane snapped the famous photos
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