Scientists studied genetic material called mitochondrial DNA. In September 2023, they officially concluded the remains were ...

This week, we uncover the secrets of a 400-year-old Portuguese palace that has been abandoned for over four decades, frozen in time. From the outside, it appeared stunning, reminiscent of other grand ...

France waged a war marked by "extreme violence" during Cameroon's fight for independence in the late 1950s, historians said ...

Hidden Spies of World War II” is a collection of vignettes of 52 courageous women, most of whom spied for the Allies in ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

At just 17 years old, Joseph Coy left Pittsfield High School to enlist in the Navy, serving on Utah Beach on D-Day and later ...

A host of aircraft to admire in flight: that's what awaits you this weekend in Melun for the new edition of the "Air Legend" ...

Excuse me, but there’s something wrong here,’ she said. ‘I’m standing and you’re sitting.’ When the men looked up, my mother ...

In World War II, the ICRC visited prisoners of war but its mandate did not explicitly extend to civilians unless governments allowed it. The ICRC acknowledges that during World War II, it "failed ...

Travel editors Abbey Hayden and Isabel Ritchotte speak to contributors about their insight into 1940s travel affairs.

“Recording Evil,” a landmark documentary project exposing the largest spy operation in World War II, has started filming across three continents. The documentary was commissioned by Israel’s ...

The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies ...