In October 1943 the second world war was in full swing and the tide was turning against the Axis powers, though there was no major military breakthrough yet. In Ankara, Turkey, the British Embassy ...

Since Bashar Assad’s regime was toppled on Dec. 8, 2024, nearly 1.5 million externally displaced Syrians have voluntarily returned to their home country. That number comprises about one-quarter of all ...

An exhibition reckons with the revived legacy of an immigrant artist who created ornate illuminations and scathing ...

When the Berlin Wall went up overnight, National Geographic correspondents were on hand to document a city that became a ...

The intensity and subliminal anxiety related to the war would shape many of my most vivid memories of childhood, and probably ...

A classified blueprint shows why weapons or troop numbers alone may not decide the outcome of a broader conflict between Moscow and the West ...

The Monuments Men and Women Foundation is on the hunt to recover stolen masterpieces—and they say this could be our best ...

Arlene Wagner has been collecting nutcrackers for nearly 50 years. Now, she's got one of the largest collections in the world ...

Germany's Bundeswehr was founded on November 12, 1955. The decision was highly controversial, just 10 years after the end of World War II. Today, the Bundeswehr is expected to assume a leadership role ...

The Cold War border that once split Germany was a tightly guarded “death strip.” Against all odds, it turned into a thriving refuge — and may now hold lessons for European nations urgently seeking new ...

Plaques commemorating African American soldiers fighting against Nazi Germany in Europe have been removed from a U.S. military cemetery in the Netherlands. Approximately 1 million African American ...