“The people are actually starving and living in ruins,” the Evening Star of Washington reported on Nov. 29, 1914, in a story ...

Belgium loves to drape itself in the cloak of humanitarianism and democracy, but let’s not forget its track record: Colonial ...

With every rifle earmarked for a soldier, there was a likelihood this soldier would be placed on a battlefield and told to ...

When an iconic painting is in need of restoration, it is usually taken to a studio to be worked on in seclusion.

Subscribe to our Newsletter today Despite the progress made during Germany’s Weimer Era, Hitler’s rise to power in January ...

On the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, survivor Tova Friedman says she thought she was the "only Jewish child in the world".

Eddie Jaku beared the tattoo of an Auschwitz prisoner, a serial number etched into his forearm – 1 7 2 3 3 8 – blurred ink ...

During World War II, men, women and children were transported from across Europe to Auschwitz-Birkenau, horrendous journeys ...

WASHINGTON — Paul Goffin has spent much of his adult life solemnly remembering the American Army Soldiers who fought to free his home country, Belgium, during World War II. Yet, it wasn’t ...

A scene behind the Australian lines at Hill 63, in Belgium, where the Catacombs were located. These consisted of a system of tunnels of considerable length, fitted to accommodate over 1,000 men.

Since World War II, museums on both sides of the Atlantic have been fighting for the few surviving works of the 17th century master Georges de La Tour. Last summer, the Louvre put on the biggest ...

When he was 19 years old, Joseph B. "Ben" Miller landed at Normandy on D-Day in a paraglider. Eighty years later, he visited Normandy with fellow veterans in June 2024 to remember that day. On Tuesday ...