The Museum of the Second World War in Gdansk, Poland, takes a comprehensive look a the global conflict. It's a must-visit for ...

In the post, the White House makes no mention of the key role slavery played in the war and glorifies the wider "Manifest Destiny" period, which resulted in the displacement of hundreds of thousands ...

This article and accompanying videos are part of a series that will delve into the history of the Bataan Memorial Death March, which will take place ...

The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945, shocked the world. It marked the dangerous new dawn of nuclear weapons, and foreshadowed the horrific potential of World War Three should ...

President Donald Trump recently hinted that he may revert the Department of Defense back to the Department of War, an old title dating back to 1789. “It used to be called the Department of War and it ...

With the help of retired Navy Capt. Brayton Harris, who has written about the history of war reporting, NPR's Robert Siegel traces the ever-increasing speed with which news reports from the frontlines ...

From the earliest days of the Cold War, both the US and the USSR had nuclear weapons, but only one means of delivering a strike – long-range, strategic bombers. As the conflict wore on, technological ...

This article appeared in History of War magazine issue 153. In September 2025 President Donald Trump signed an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the 'Department of War', reverting ...

Explore the history of the Balkan Peninsula from 2000 BCE to modern times. This video covers significant historical events, ...