Jeanette Varberg: A New Look at Vikings
Varberg, a curator at the National Museum of Denmark, is recasting the history of Viking seagoing expeditions and warfare
Josephine Baker Becomes First Black Woman Inducted Into the French Panthéon
On Tuesday the entertainer, civil rights activist, and French Resistance hero joined the likes of 80 other luminaries, including Voltaire, Victor Hugo, and Marie Curie.
Could Scientists Ever Clone Hitler?
"The Boys from Brazil" (1978) stars Gregory Peck as Dr. Josef Mengele, biding his time in South America with plans to replicate Adolf Hitler and launch a Fourth Reich.
‘Give Me…’: For More Than Two Centuries, Those Words Have Been a Constant in Our Wartime Vocabulary
“Dammit, Brad, just give me 400,000 gallons of gasoline and I’ll put you inside Germany in two days"
‘George Jellicoe’ Book Review
Nicholas Jellicoe presents a biography of his father, George Jellicoe, a storied British commando in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II
Ancient Roman soldier’s cavalry face mask discovered in Turkey
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered an iron mask worn by a cavalryman in ancient Rome’s army circa 1,800 years ago
This Brilliant British Naval Commander Was His Own Worst Enemy
British Admiral Thomas Cochrane excelled in the navies of three nations, but his combative nature nearly made him a footnote in naval history
Lest We Forget… the Handbrake. Former British Soldiers Crash Armored Vehicle Into Village Memorial on Armistice Day
Two former soldiers were at the center of the gaffe after they forgot to deploy the brakes of a Scimitar armored reconnaissance vehicle during the village’s moment of silence during Remembrance Day
A Closer Look at North Vietnam’s D-74 122 mm Field Gun
The 122 mm D-74, a towed gun that entered Soviet service in 1955, was the most numerous gun in the NVA’s five independent artillery regiments
How John Steinbeck Inspired the Resistance in WWII
One of John Steinbeck’s lesser-known works, The Moon Is Down, was among the most effective pieces of wartime propaganda ever written
Air Force Honors Vietnam Fighter Pilot Robin Olds
A new Air Force Academy memorial includes a statue of colorful Vietnam War fighter pilot Col. Robin Olds, a "triple ace" with a larger-than-life personality
These NATO Generals Had Unusual Backgrounds: They Served in the Third Reich
Amid the Cold War two German generals were among the few NATO commanders with direct experience fighting the Soviets—not to mention the Allies
Found: A Navy ID Bracelet With a Mysterious Past
How did a member of the Texas "T-Patchers" 36th Infantry Division acquire the ID bracelet of a sailor serving on the other side of the world?
How CBS News Reporter Richard C. Hottelet Became a ‘Guest’ of the Gestapo
His account of being arrested and held as a suspected spy
Dún Nechtain: The Celtic Victory that Shaped Scotland
In 685, the Picts clashed with Angles in a fight that some historians believe forged the roots of present-day Scotland
New WWI Movie to Feature a Gay Love Story
The movie will begin filming in the summer of 2022
