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Remembering 9/11: Nine Facts About the Attacks That Forever Changed America

View of the New York City, New York skyline at night

September 11, 2001, is a day that, for many, still holds a vivid image of death, destruction and disaster. The World Trade Center (WTC) has…

These Photos of Napoleon’s Veterans Are Some of the Oldest Military Portraits

Portrait of Quartermaster Sergeant Delignon + Portrait of Sergeant Taria + Portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte

Among the oldest photographs of veterans in the world is a set of 15 sepia portraits of former soldiers from Napoleon’s French Army. The images…

Photos of Nature Reclaiming the Fiercest Weapons of War: Tanks and Aircraft

Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk half-buried in the sand + Rusty Churchill M2 tank in a grassy field

Nature always endures, and every war has its end. No matter what people try to do, the earth and time will always find ways to…

Paris Peace Conference: The Allied Meetings That Established the Treaty of Versailles

Diplomats sitting at a table in a large room

The Treaty of Versailles was one of several peace agreements that signaled the end of World War I; it sealed the end of the conflict…

Little-Known Facts About the HBO Miniseries, ‘The Pacific’

Still from 'The Pacific'

The majority are likely already familiar with the fighting that took place in the Pacific Theater, but the 2010 HBO miniseries The Pacific shines a…

Fighting Filipinos: Philippine Resistance Against the Japanese Occupation

Filipino guerrilla standing with an ammunition belt around his shoulders

Did the Japanese really conquer the Philippines during the Second World War? Well, they certainly defeated the American and Filipino forces following the fighting that…

Warsaw Uprising: The Heroic Last Stand of the Polish Home Army

Member of the Polish Home Army aiming a rifle through an open spot in a damaged building

Throughout the Second World War, the people of Poland were stuck between Germany and their old enemy, the Soviet Union. In September 1939, the country…

Battle of Long Tân: A 1,500-Strong Viet Cong Force Ambushed 108 Australians – They Lost

Lance Cpl. Phil Dixon and Pvt. Ian Dixon firing a 57 mm recoilless rifle

At the height of the Vietnam War, 108 Australian soldiers stood against a force of between 1,500-2,500 Viet Cong guerrillas near the village of Long…