An abandoned Catholic chapel in rural Oxfordshire is one of the last visible reminders of a refugee camp that once housed ...

As Tim Bouverie shows in his masterful new diplomatic history of the war, the prime minister was right, both in his ...

On the same day, Prussia declares war on Austria. 1849: The French enter Rome to restore Pope Pius IX to power ... 1940: British warships destroy the French fleet at Mers-el-Kebir, Algeria, to prevent ...

The history of the world is far deeper, broader, and stranger than just political backstabbing, epic battles, and dusty ...

Marjory Collins (1912–1985) covered the home front extensively in World War II, having studied at Sweet Briar College and the University of Munich. She started her documentary photographic career ...

His is getting to be a habit - and an embarrassing one for Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, otherwise known as MI6.

Hugo Primozic was one of Germany's Sturmgeschütz(StuG) aces during World War II and was noted for his quick reactions, clever ...

Muslims from the Caucasus who joined the Wehrmacht – The 845th German-Arab Infantry Battalion and Its actions in Greece – ...

Richard Crane, Arthur Ruhlig’s thesis advisor, with the University of Michigan accelerator used for experiments. Photo ...

But in his free time, Stemkens roams the nearby forests on both sides of the border, armed with the metal detector he uses to ...

German film director Andreas Dresen creates a human-sized story rather than a heroic one with his portrayal of anti-Nazi dissents Hilde and Hans Coppi, set during Hilde’s trial for treason in wartime ...