More than 170 World War II-era bombs found under U.K. playground
The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as “practice bombs” that still carry a charge ...
Scores of unexploded World War II bombs discovered under children’s playground
Scores of unexploded bombs dating from World War II have been recovered from a children’s playground in northern England ...
This Book on World War I Changed How I Think of Nonfiction
Paul Fussell’s 50-year-old survey of trench warfare deserves a new generation of readers, our book critic writes.
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The Modern Voice of War Writing
In All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque reinvented a genre.
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Trump Is More Symptom Than Cause of the Twilight of U.S. Hegemony
Despite his best efforts, Trump can only steer U.S. global leadership in the direction it was already going: down. The post ...
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The fires of Hiroshima and Los Angeles: Apocalypse redux
The total area burned in the recent Los Angeles fires is comparable to that of the primary destruction zone of a strategic ...
Chernobyl was hit by a drone. What are the dangers?
The timing is sensitive as the incident comes against the backdrop of the Munich Security Conference, a gathering of world ...
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Warship Sunk by the Nazis During World War II Located Off the Coast of Brazil
A German submarine torpedoed the "Vital de Oliveira" in July 1944, killing some 100 of the 270 crew members onboard ...
Dresden marks 80th anniversary of World War II Allied bombing
Dresden commemorated the victims of World War II and the destruction of the city eight decades ago with several events on ...
Don’t criticize Chiefs name, diversify: Let’s add the Samurai and the Tuskegee Airmen | Opinion
Maybe the answer to Native American symbols and team names isn’t less ethnicity, but more and better. From David Mastio: ...
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The Unusual German Bomber from World War II with a Delta-Wing Shape, Considered a Possible Cause of Early UFO Sightings
Nevertheless, they formed the basis for what came later, including a 1935 iteration with an engine. The Horten brothers began World War II on the front lines, piloting Messerschmitt Bf 109s; Walter ...