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 ...

Plus we learn more about the legislative changes and the archival work which saw France rebuild its relationship with the Jewish community and lay the foundations for the remembrance and ...

Visitors at the "Rails de la memoire" (train tracks of memory) monument, in Lyon, eastern France, on 26 January, 2025. AFP - ALEX MARTIN He said it was important to remember the victims from the ...

This map from the Institute for the Study of War from January 27, 2025, shows control of Velyka Novosilka, Donetsk region. This map from the Institute for the Study of War from January 27 ...

After the policy forbidding German Jews from serving in the U.S. military was changed during World War II, Pins joined the Army and was going through basic training, believing he would be sent ...

No, not the soccer World Cup. The Pastry World Cup ... competitors wore themed outfits and accessories. France’s team members sported chic Breton striped shirts and berets, Mexico’s chefs ...

The Latest Historic images from 80 years ago show the unprecedented scale of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, changing the course of World War II. World War II was America’s ...

After the backlog of mail in Birmingham, England, had been cleared, the 6888th crossed the English Channel to Le Havre, France, on June 8, 1945, and was transported by train to Rouen, France, to ...

The focus is on maps to illustrate war, rather than as a planning tool, and the chapter considers the particular significance of mapping fortifications. The eighteenth century: The growing need for ...

Judicial authorities in France have issued a new arrest warrant for Syria’s ousted leader Bashar Assad for suspected complicity in war crimes stemming from an attack on civilians in 2017, French media ...

The three-phase ceasefire has raised cautious hopes for an end to the war. Israeli bombardment of ... according to the World Bank. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) told CNN that it “does not ...

The latest legal action builds upon previous charges against Assad in France. On Nov. 15, 2023, a French court issued an arrest warrant against him for crimes against humanity and war crimes.