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Fife, Scotland

Crail Airfield

Soviet intelligence had a keen interest in the Cold War linguistic school at this old Scottish airfield.
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Ren’ai District, Taiwan

100-Year Bomb Shelter

A secret passageway from World War II is now a quirky pedestrian shortcut.
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Itter, Austria

Castle Itter

German and American troops joined forces to defend this fortress during the strangest battle of World War II.
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Pheasant Salad Sandwich

South Dakota's unique contribution to World War II soldiers.
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Unicum

A bitter liqueur that traces the history of a Hungarian-Jewish family.
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How Famine Under the Nazis Revealed the Cause of Celiac Disease

A food shortage helped one doctor prove his theory.
March 29, 2018
Narvik, Norway

Z2 Georg Thiele Shipwreck

The rusted hull of a WWII German destroyer pokes above the surface in a Norwegian fjord.
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Bratislava, Slovakia

Slavín

Thousands of slain Soviet soldiers are buried within the shadow of this enormous obelisk.
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Rutland, England

The Singapore

A locomotive that was captured as a prisoner of war is now recognized as a WWII memorial.
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The Glamorous Train Line That Justified a Brutal Occupation

Even the lunch menu had a nationalistic agenda.
December 18, 2017
Il-Mosta, Malta

Rotunda of Mosta

This spectacular dome managed to survive after being bombed in World War II, in an event known as the "Miracle of Mosta."
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Capbreton, France

Capbreton Blockhouses

Abandoned blockhouses from Nazi Germany's Atlantic Wall erode into the sea on a French beach.
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Beltsville, Maryland

Smokey Bear Archive

The Forest Service's surprisingly sophisticated collection of wildfire prevention art features America's most beloved bear.
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Copenhagen, Denmark

Wehrmacht Graffiti

Bored potato-guarding Nazis etched their thoughts onto a brick storage building in Copenhagen's Meatpacking District.
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Fort Belvoir, Virginia

Army Museum Support Center

The U.S. Army's giant warehouse of war art includes Hitler’s watercolors and Norman Rockwell oil paintings.
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When Gas Masks Were an Inescapable Part of Everyday Life

“It may be a little irksome at first, but you’ll soon get used to it.”
November 15, 2017
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Brooklyn Blackout Cake

A cake as dark as a city hiding from enemy bombers.
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Pietranera, Italy

Colonia di Rovegno

The now-abandoned Fascist summer colony served a dark purpose during World War II.
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