As Ian Buruma shows in “Stay Alive,” his crisply told and uncomfortably relevant history of wartime Berlin, they feed off the ...

After the Allied landings on Normandy and their subsequent trek into the German heartland, the retreating Wehrmacht blew up ...

If history has taught us anything, it's that the atrocities of war never go down as civilization goes up. Advancements in industrialization and technology have enhanced our lives of leisure at home, ...

The University of North Dakota holds one of the most complete collections of records from the Nuremberg trials, the 13 trials held to prosecute those accused of carrying out the ...

In dozens of books, he rejected postmodern cynicism about truth and reason, arguing that rational communication was the best ...

A two-day symposium will explore more than just the "blood and guts" of Patton, but an in-depth exploration of one of the war ...

The Pershing arrived in Europe in 1945 just in time to face Panthers and Tigers. Delays from politics, doctrine, and prototype setbacks meant this heavy tank arrived late, but its combat debut proved ...

When Canadians felt under threat of invasion during the Second World War, ordinary citizens mobilized to protect the home front, creating a civil defence corps of almost 280,000 people. Training after ...

After the ordnance was discovered, 18,000 people evacuated from the city. Experts worked for several hours to safely dispose ...

Watch the trailer for 'Amrum,' a drama set in the waning days of World War 2, directed by Fatih Akin and starring Diane Kruger.

The war against Iran unleashed by the United States and Israel two weeks ago brings to the boil the clash of civilisations ...

The discovery caused officials to evacuate 18,000 people on Wednesday, the largest such operation ever in the city, emergency services said.