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War History

Ntaba ka Ndoda

Lower Rabula Emmangweni, South Africa

Ntaba ka Ndoda

A monument with a complex history dedicated to one of South Africa's greatest heroes.

The Shetland Bus Memorial

Scalloway, Scotland

The Shetland Bus Memorial

This memorial celebrates the legacy of the British-Norwegian resistance movement during World War II.

Rowlandson's Capture Historical Marker.

Lancaster, Massachusetts

Mary Rowlandson's Monument

Mary Rowlandson's kidnapping ordeal became one of the nation's first best-selling books.

Free French Memorial with views across Greenock and Inverclyde Royal Hospital.

Greenock, Scotland

Free French Memorial Cross

A war memorial dedicated to the Free French Naval forces of World War II.

Las Bóvedas de Uspallata

Las Heras, Argentina

Las Bóvedas de Uspallata (The Vaults of Uspallata)

These egg-shaped buildings constructed by Jesuits house a quaint museum in the Andes.

Statue of Prince Mikhail Andreas Barclay de Tolly

Statue of Prince Mikhail Andreas Barclay de Tolly

The former Field Marshall and Minister of War to the Russian Imperial Army.

Military equipment.

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Secret Weapon Bunker

Nearly three tons of weapons from the Vietnam War still remain in this small, hidden museum.

Prospect Hill Tower

Somerville, Massachusetts

Prospect Hill Tower

This tower commemorates the spot where George Washington hoisted the Grand Union flag.

In terms of race and sex, the Golden Fourteen were anomalies in the Navy.

The Hidden History of the First Black Women to Serve in the U.S. Navy

The Golden Fourteen were largely forgotten—but a few veterans and descendants could change that.

Giulia Heyward December 15, 2020

Roncevaux Pass

Roncesvalles, Spain

Roncevaux Pass

The site of a legendary battle immortalized in medieval literature.

Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre

Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre

This center tells the story of one of the most famous battles in Irish history.

Le mémorial de Mort-Homme.

Chattancourt, France

Le Mort Homme (Dead Man's Hill)

A memorial to the soldiers who died in the bloody battles to control Verdun in World War I.

Life in the trenches was crowded, when you factor in all the humans, rats, and lice.

Found: Cases of ‘Trench Fever’ in Ancient Rome

The five-day fever was made famous during World War I, but has been a constant companion of poor hygiene.

Isaac Schultz December 2, 2020

Nazi Stepanishvili sits in the corner of her home museum, where she displays Stalin memorabilia from across the globe.

Georgia's Love-Hate Relationship With Joseph Stalin

The Soviet leader's home country is a battleground for dueling interpretations of history.

Mac McCall November 19, 2020

Monument to the Fallen of Dogali

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.

The Queen's Sconce

Nottinghamshire, England

Queen's Sconce

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.

Displaced Japanese Canadians leaving the Vancouver area (possibly Slocan Valley) after being prohibited by law from entering a “protected area” within 100 miles of the coast. The woman on the left in this Leonard Frank photograph holding the book is Nobuko Morimoto, the woman in dark cardigan is Tei Terashita, and the young woman leaning out of train is identified as Kazuyo Kawabata.

How Japanese Canadians Survived Internment and Dispossession

A new exhibit traces the experiences of seven narrators before, during, and after World War II.

Jessica Leigh Hester October 16, 2020

The Zwinger Gardens

Olomouc, Czechia

The Zwinger Gardens

Once home to artillery, this garden offers more peace today than it did during its war-torn past.