Military

This giant Cold War satellite dish has become a symbol of Trinidad's need for sovereignty.

Formerly Yugoslavia's "forbidden island," this sleepy little city still holds the abandoned remains of military strongholds.

When Croatia became independent of Yugoslavia, the splintering governments left behind these concrete tunnels.

This memorial to the thousands of Indian dead during WWI was callously used for target practice during WWII.

These bronze pamphlets remember a remarkable group of Germans who fearlessly opposed the Nazis in the very center of their power.

This massive stone and steel monument remembers a century-old battle that cost thousands of lives and nearly destroyed the city.

The site of one of Japan's very few American occupations during World War II still holds the relics of a roundly disastrous campaign.

Golden cobblestones remember a time when this small alley was used to avoid having to give a Nazi salute.

Remarkably intact Roman stone fortifications have encircled this Spanish city for centuries.

This abandoned seaside fortress is now simply an imposing ruin being taken back by nature.

The tragedy of the Japanese internment camps is remembered here by a stark "Soul Consoling Tower."

One of only two towns in Israel populated by Circassians, a sect of Sunni Muslims who are also devoted to Israeli military service.

The Kirkland Monument remembers a selfless Civil War hero who braved the battlefield to give water to his dying enemies.

The world's largest historic armory was established by independent citizens to defend themselves from the wars of larger forces.

A decorated war pigeon stands guard in eternal taxidermied rest at his alma mater.