Director Luke Holland, driven by his own family’s connection to the horrific period surrounding World War II, attempted to explore a seldom investigated narrative — that of the perpetrator
In 1945 a young Marine with an aptitude for languages landed in the midst of a war crimes trial with international ramifications
A former scout helicopter pilot details his experiences during a 1969-70 combat tour with the air cavalry of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Archaeologists excavating the grave of a Roman soldier discovered a 1,600-year old sword damaged by a pagan ritual to “release the spirit” of a weapon
Jim Crossley highlights the Royal Navy career of Admiral Roger Keyes, who served Britain through both World Wars
The Italian artist takes inspiration from both the ‘reel’ and real West
In 1944, the Nazis attempted to vanquish Resistance leader George Guingouin’s rural guerrilla force in the Battle of Mont-Gargan.
New arrivals in Vietnam were broken in by "walking point" - becoming the eyes and ears of a patrol. This dangerous duty weighed on everyone’s mind.
When protohumans climbed down from trees, they chopped them down and used them to create a new world
A poet's tribute to Indian soldiers who lost their lives fighting for Britain in World War I
In late 1917, an American soldier risked government censors’ wrath to smuggle home a letter about dodging German submarines while aboard a troopship headed for war
Imagine the poor PFC tasked with lugging around Napoleon’s personal bathtub
For bad or worse, ‘outlaws’ come to mind at the mention of Indian Territory
In this Paul Greengrass film Tom Hanks plays a town crier who escorts a lost waif through wild and woolly Reconstruction-era Texas
Pilots involved in the mission to kill Isoroku Yamamoto reported seeing Hine’s left engine smoking, but no one saw him go down.
Hundreds of American fliers ended up stranded in Siberia—creating a conundrum for the Soviets, who were not at war with nearby Japan.
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