In December 1944 during World War II, the German army launched a surprise offensive meant to change the course of the war. This story follows American artillery officers, soldiers, and scientists ...

In June 1944, the United States Navy did something it had not attempted since the War of 1812. American sailors boarded and captured a German submarine alive in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The ...

The Jews of Zakynthos, Greece's Ionian island, owe their survival during the dark days of the German occupation to two brave ...

The U.S. Consulate General in Erbil marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day, linking the memory of the Holocaust to the Kurdish Anfal campaign and ISIS atrocities to stand against hatred.

Repubblika held a vigil in front of the US embassy in Ta' Qali on Tuesday evening, after two people were killed by the US immigration authorities.

PBS NC helps your community explore new worlds and ideas through programs that educate, inform and inspire. Your ...

Russia’s inland waterways hold strategic significance. This is due to three reasons: first, the country has a large number of ...

The EU missed the turn to hard power largely because of a factor that is still shaping Europe to this day: the legacy of empire. For when, in 1954, it came time for the French parliament to ratify the ...

The maps of the 1940s and 1950s were about a fresh (American) perspective to create a new world order. They instilled Trump’s ...

On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...

A list of every city to host the Winter Olympics.

Olympic fans may know that Cortina d’Ampezzo hosted the Winter Games once before, in 1956. Less well known is that 15 years ...