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This Pioneering WWII Officer Faced a Daunting Mission
By Mari K. Eder
How a Miniature Emancipation Proclamation Helped Recruit Black Soldiers During the Civil War
By Madeline Zehnder / History Today
Amnesty: War Crimes Committed by Both Azerbaijan, Armenia
By Joseph Hincks
Scenes from Behind the Frontlines of Europe's Oldest 'Frozen War' in Nagorno-Karabakh
By Joseph Hincks
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What Armenia and Azerbaijan's Fight Means for Rest of World
The revival of the 30-year conflict threatens to engulf Armenia and Azerbaijan in all-out war
By Joseph Hincks
October 6, 2020
'I Had a Responsibility to Tell Those Stories.' A New Book Reveals the Hidden Costs of War on Women
Christina Lamb first met the Yazidi survivors of ISIS in August 2016 in a derelict mental asylum on the Greek island of Leros, which the European Union had declared a “hotspot” in the refugee crisis....
By Suyin Haynes
September 22, 2020
Piracy in Asian Waters Rises to Highest in Five Years: Data
A total 51 incidents were reported in the region in the January to June period
By Ameya Karve / Bloomberg
July 17, 2020
The Countries Where Cops Don't Carry Guns
Police officers in 19 countries keep law and order without carrying firearms. Here's how they do it
By Mélissa Godin
June 19, 2020
How Holocaust Survivors Are Coping Amid the Pandemic
Many survivors are relying on virtual gatherings for their own mental health, and to reach a world that needs to hear their perspective
By Olivia B. Waxman
May 29, 2020
Why Tensions Are Rising on the India-China Border
As precursors to possible nuclear war go, fistfights and stone throwing aren't exactly the first things that come to mind. But along India and China’s long, contested border, that’s exactly what has been happening for...
By Billy Perrigo
May 27, 2020
The Enduring Fight Over the Memory of WWII
The outcome could affect the lessons the world takes from World War II
By Madeline Roache
May 8, 2020
The Civil War Wasn't Just About the Union and the Confederacy. Native Americans Played a Role Too
As the Civil War began, the Union wanted to control New Mexico as a way to access the gold in the mountains of the West and California’s deep-water ports. The Confederates wanted these same resources, of course.
By Megan Kate Nelson
February 11, 2020
A Nazi U-Boat Tactic Stumped Allied Forces — Until a Retired British Naval Officer Designed a Game to Reveal How It Worked
Using the floor as a giant board, the Western Approaches Tactical Unit, or WATU, would design a game that approximated a wolfpack attack on a convoy in the Atlantic
By Simon Parkin
January 28, 2020
The True History Behind the Movie '1917'
Human messengers were only deployed in desperate situations
By Olivia B. Waxman
December 23, 2019
How Artificial Intelligence Is Helping Identify Thousands of Unknown Civil War Soldiers
And in 2020 the site is planning to add a new feature
By Olivia B. Waxman
December 19, 2019
How the Battle of the Bulge Got Its Name
One of World War II's most notorious European battles began on Dec. 16, 1944
By Olivia B. Waxman
December 16, 2019
After 75 Years, Explorers Discover Missing WWII Submarine U.S.S. Grayback 1,400 Feet Under the Sea
The families of the 80 U.S. sailors who were on board will now have closure
By Rachael Bunyan
November 11, 2019
‘You Are Today the One Person in the World Who Can Prevent a War.’ Read Gandhi’s Letters to Hitler
Gandhi believed that it was possible to alert even those committed to authoritarian rule to possibilities of non-violence
By Tridip Suhrud
September 25, 2019
The U.S. Recruited Missionaries as Spies During World War II. Their Stories Are Only Now Being Told
At about the same time that William Eddy was recruiting French hitmen, he wrote to his family about the sacrifices he was making for Lent
By Matthew Avery Sutton
September 24, 2019
What the British and the French Actually Thought About the Decision to Appease Hitler at Munich in 1938
In 1938, opinion polls were taking their first baby steps
By P. E. Caquet
September 24, 2019
Prince Harry Is Honoring His Mother's Work in Angola. Here's What to Know About Princess Diana's Landmines Walk
"In a way, he will continue something that his mother proudly started."
By Suyin Haynes
September 23, 2019
How the Long History of Human Violence Explains Why the Internet Causes So Much Chaos
Just as a saw looks as if it were a straight edge when viewed at a distance, over the long sweep of human history, the trend is clear: violence and group size inversely correlate. But measured over decades, or even hundreds of years, the jagged edge appears
By Mike Martin
September 11, 2019
The Maryland 400 Lost a Battle But Helped Win a War. On the 4th of July, We Should Remember Their Sacrifice
Heroic young men from Maryland bought the time needed for George Washington to escape annihilation—and a probable end to the revolution
By Chris Formant
July 4, 2019
With Shipping in the Strait of Hormuz Once Again Under Threat, These Are the Lessons of the 1980s Tanker War
If tensions in the Persian Gulf lead to war, it will not be the first time
By Martin S. Navias / History Today
June 28, 2019
‘We’re Still in the Same Boat.’ As the World Marks 75 Years Since D-Day, the Men Who Were There Look Back—and Ahead
TIME spoke to 8 American veterans about their D-Day experiences
By Olivia B. Waxman
June 5, 2019
Remembering the Military Brothers Who Were Lost Together at Pearl Harbor
Among the USS Arizona dead at Pearl Harbor were 63 brothers who had chosen to serve together
By Walter R. Borneman
May 24, 2019
West Virginia Is Looking for the Descendants of Civil War Veterans Who Never Claimed Their Medals
More than 3,000 medals have gone uncollected
By Olivia B. Waxman
April 12, 2019
A Century After a Massacre in India During British Colonial Rule, the U.K. Faces Demands for an Apology
The April 13, 1919, massacre has been called one of the British Empire's most brutal acts
By Abhishyant Kidangoor
April 12, 2019
Wives of Vietnam POWs Were Told to Keep Quiet About Their Husbands' Captivity. Here's What Convinced Them to Go Public
If the women dared to discuss it, their government warned them, the men might be badly treated or even executed
By Heath Hardage Lee
April 2, 2019
The Real Military Program That Inspired 'Top Gun' Just Turned 50. Here's How Being a Navy Pilot Has Changed Since Then
The "godfather" of TOPGUN talks about the history behind the program
By Olivia B. Waxman
March 5, 2019
More Children Than Fighters Have Died in War Zones, Report Finds
The report found that 420 million children were residing in conflict zones in 2017, up 30 million from the previous year
By Hillary Leung
February 15, 2019
How the U.S. Departure From Afghanistan Could Echo Kissinger's Moves in Vietnam
"It clearly remains in the nature of the American empire — like so many of its predecessors — to overextend itself"
By David Kaiser
February 6, 2019
The Challenges America Faced at Versailles in 1919 Are the Same the U.S. Faces Today
Rising authoritarians, a conflicted West, isolationism, and technological disruption were problems a century ago, too
By Geoffrey Wawro
January 18, 2019
Home Is the 'Most Dangerous Place' for Women: U.N.
A study found 58% of female murders in 2017 were committed by partners or family
By Eli Meixler
November 26, 2018
'We Became Warriors Again': Why World War I Was a Surprisingly Pivotal Moment for American Indian History
"The North American Indian took his place beside every other American in offering his life in the great cause," wrote General John Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Forces on the Western Front
By Olivia B. Waxman
November 23, 2018
Why the U.S. and Britain Went Back to War Just a Few Decades After the Revolution
Read an excerpt from 'Heirs of the Founders' by H.W. Brands
By H.W. Brands
November 13, 2018
African-American Veterans Hoped Their Service in World War I Would Secure Their Rights at Home. It Didn't
Black people emerged from the war bloodied and scarred. Nevertheless, the war marked a turning point in their struggles for freedom
By Chad Williams
November 12, 2018
The Mysterious Story of the Last American Soldier to Die in World War I
Henry Gunther died one minute before the armistice. But he didn't want to serve
By Rachel E. Greenspan
November 9, 2018
An Armistice Ended Fighting in World War I a Century Ago. Real Peace Took Longer
Read an excerpt from LIFE’s special edition 'World War I: The Great War and the American Century'
By Daniel S. Levy / LIFE Books
November 9, 2018
How Poppies Became a Symbol of Remembrance After World War I
Poppies grow when their seeds are exposed to sunlight through disturbances to soil
By Ciara Nugent
November 8, 2018
How the End of World War I Brought the Beginning of Drone Warfare
Postwar Cabinet assessments concluded that airpower had found greatest application in the Middle Eastern theaters of the war
By Priya Satia
November 8, 2018
A Century After Armistice, the American Popular Memory of World War I Is Still Shaped by Snoopy
The Great War has largely receded from American memory and popular culture—with the improbable exception of an animated beagle dressed as an aviator
By Carrie Allen Tipton / History Today
November 8, 2018
World War I's Most Legendary American Soldier Didn't Want to Fight. Here's What Changed the Pacifist's Mind
On Oct. 8, 1918, Alvin York single-handedly killed 25 and captured 132 of the enemy, forcing the German Army to retreat from their position
By Ray Cavanaugh
October 8, 2018
His Face Was Used to Symbolize Vietnam Prisoners of War. This Is His Real Story
He was a prisoner for more than seven years
By Olivia B. Waxman
September 21, 2018
How the 'Red Terror' Exposed the True Turmoil of Soviet Russia 100 Years Ago
On Sept. 5, 1918, the Soviet government adopted a decree sanctioning “Red Terror,” which prescribed “mass shooting” to be “inflicted without hesitation.”
By Danny Bird
September 5, 2018
How the U.S. Helped Prevent North Korea and South Korea From Reaching Real Peace in the 1950s
A change of thinking by the Truman administration led to a change of direction that altered the course of history in northeast Asia
By Michael Pembroke
August 14, 2018
The First Woman Was Sworn Into the Marine Corps a Century Ago. Now a Group of Veterans Is Trying to Preserve Her Story
See the enlistment papers for the first woman to join the U.S. Marine Corps
By Olivia B. Waxman
August 13, 2018
Benedict Arnold Is America’s Most Famous Traitor. But You Probably Don’t Know His Whole Story
Nearly 250 years after he defected to the British, Major-General Benedict Arnold remains among the most vilified figures in American history
By Stephen Brumwell
July 30, 2018
The Surprising Story of World War I's Only Attack on U.S. Soil
Though the attack’s circumstances were remarkable, its death toll was zero
By Ray Cavanaugh
July 20, 2018
The World War II Auto Mechanic in This Photo Is Queen Elizabeth II. Here's the Story Behind the Picture
Queen Elizabeth II was the first woman in the royal family to serve full-time in Britain's women's military during WWII
By Lily Rothman
May 25, 2018
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