Warfare
World Hunger Is on the Rise for the Third Year in a Row
A new report warns that war and increased natural disasters from climate change are beginning to reverse gains made in recent decades
See Leonardo da Vinci's Genius Yourself in These Newly Digitized Sketches
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has made ultra high-resolution scans of two codices available online
Two Sculptures of Ancient Women Give Voice to the Protection of Antiquities in War Zones
The Smithsonian's elegant Haliphat of Palmyra and the blue-eyed Miriam from Yemen raise awareness of the illegal trade in and destruction of antiquities
Ancient City of Palmyra, Gravely Damaged by ISIS, May Reopen Next Year
Between 2015 and 2017, militants wreaked havoc on the site’s ancient treasures
Actual Combat Footage of the Battle of the Philippines Sea
Relive the aerial dogfights and naval clashes of the Battle of the Philippines Sea, thanks to stunning color footage
How Italy Used Human Torpedoes to Attack British Ships
On December 16, 1941, the Italian navy launched a daring attack on three British ships outside Alexandria harbor
Tools Offer More Complex, Cooperative Picture of Easter Island Society
Basalt axes from one quarry area indicate cooperation between clans, not warfare over resources as previously hypothesized
How an Artist Is Rebuilding a Baghdad Library Destroyed During the Iraq War
“168:01,” an installation now on view at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, encourages visitors to donate books to the University of Baghdad
First US-Based World War II Master’s Degree Program Will Launch in January
The online graduate program is a collaboration between Arizona State University and the National World War II Museum in New Orleans
Project to Create Opportunities for Artists Living in Conflict Zones
Ruya Maps will stage exhibitions, talks and commissions for artists working in countries often overlooked by the Western market
Doubts Swirl Over Claims of Gold-Filled Russian Shipwreck
It is far from certain that the <i>Dmitrii Donskoi</i> would have—or could have— carried such a huge hoard of gold
How a Tiny Cape Cod Town Survived World War I's Only Attack on American Soil
A century ago, a German U-boat fired at five vessels and a Massachusetts beach before slinking back out to sea
Newly Unearthed Civil War Bones Speak Silently to the Grim Aftermath of Battle
What the amputated limbs and full skeletons of a Manassas burial pit tell us about wartime surgical practices
How a British Engineer Made a Bomb That Could Bounce On Water
Seventy-five years ago, Barnes Wallis masterminded a famous World War II attack that involved skipping a bomb into German dams
An Unlikely Hardliner, George H. W. Bush Was Ready to Push Presidential Powers
Though he ended up seeking congressional approval for the Gulf War, Bush was unconvinced he needed it – saying he would have gone regardless of the vote
One Hundred Years Ago, the Harlem Hellfighters Bravely Led the U.S. Into WWI
Their courage made headlines across the country, hailing the African-American regiment as heroes even as they faced discrimination at home
How Soviet Bomb Tests Paved the Way For U.S. Climate Science
The untold story of a failed Russian geoengineering scheme, panic in the Pentagon, and a Nixon-era effort to study global cooling
Wreck of Nazi Germany's Most Advanced U-Boat Discovered
Sunk in 1945, U-3523, a Type XXI sub, may have been attempting to smuggle high-ranking Nazis to Argentina
How British Gun Manufacturers Changed the Industrial World Lock, Stock and Barrel
In ‘Empire of Guns,’ historian Priya Satia explores the microcosm of firearm manufacturing through an unlikely subject—a Quaker family
The Gruesome Story of Hannah Duston, Whose Slaying of Indians Made Her an American Folk "Hero"
A century after killing and scalping ten Native Americans, she was memorialized in what might well be the first public statue of a female in America
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