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Zephyrhills, Florida

Zephyrhills Museum of Military History

This facility, now a museum, once housed and trained U.S. Army Air Force pilots who flew during the Allied invasion of Normandy.
Rome, Italy

Monument to the Fallen of Dogali

An ancient Egyptian obelisk is now used to commemorate fallen Italian soldiers.
Bengtskar Lighthouse
Rosala, Finland

Bengtskar Lighthouse

The tallest lighthouse in the Nordic countries was also the site of a bloody World War II battle.
The Germantown White House, a.k.a. the Deshler-Morris House.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Germantown White House

The oldest surviving presidential residence in the United States.
Is a fly is an odd decoration for a purse? Not when it hides the lens of a camera.
museums

For Sale: The Entire Spycraft Collection of New York's KGB Museum

If you ever needed a lipstick gun or a heartbeat detector, you could be in luck.
Matthew Taub October 29, 2020
The Queen's Sconce
Nottinghamshire, England

Queen's Sconce

A well preserved remnant of the English Civil War.
The ladder leading into the interior.
Nynäshamn S, Sweden

The Landsort Artillery Battery

A southern Swedish island is home to the last ERSTA artillery battery, meant to protect the shoreline during the Cold War.
Jennie Wade House
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Jennie Wade House

Home of the only civilian casualty at the Battle of Gettysburg.
The well-preserved wreck lies nearly 300 feet below the surface.
nazis

Found: A Shipwrecked Nazi Steamer, Still Filled With Cargo

It carried soldiers, military vehicles, and sealed crates that divers can't wait to open.
Isaac Schultz October 21, 2020
Flowers growing on a mass grave.
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Piskaryovskoye Memorial Cemetery

This memorial complex contains several mass graves for victims of the Siege of Leningrad.
Displaced Japanese Canadians leaving the Vancouver area (possibly Slocan Valley) after being prohibited by law from entering a “protected area” within 100 miles of the coast. The woman on the left in this Leonard Frank photograph holding the book is Nobuko Morimoto, the woman in dark cardigan is Tei Terashita, and the young woman leaning out of train is identified as Kazuyo Kawabata.
war history

How Japanese Canadians Survived Internment and Dispossession

A new exhibit traces the experiences of seven narrators before, during, and after World War II.
Jessica Leigh Hester October 16, 2020
Saddam Hussein's face decorates the door of a gold shop in the Jabal Amman neighborhood of Amman. The owner, Adeeb, says his father studied in Baghdad before returning to Jordan and joining the intelligence service.
art

The Country That Still Considers Saddam Hussein a Hero

The dictator's face crops up on cars, playing cards, watches, and even Instagram.
Jason Ruffin October 14, 2020
Lyndhurst War Memorial
Lyndhurst, England

Lyndhurst War Memorial

The famous Alice Liddell designed this memorial after losing her sons in World War I.
The Zwinger Gardens
Olomouc, Czechia

The Zwinger Gardens

Once home to artillery, this garden offers more peace today than it did during its war-torn past.
Alexander Inn
Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Alexander Inn

This hotel was used during the Manhattan Project to house official visitors.
Sơn Mỹ Memorial
Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam

Sơn Mỹ Memorial

A memorial dedicated to the victims of the My Lai Massacre.
Carnlough, Northern Ireland

Paddy the Pigeon Plaque

A harbor town pays tribute to a heroic wartime carrier pigeon.
Monumento ai Lupi di Toscana
San Giovanni di Duino, Italy

Monumento ai Lupi di Toscana

Two bronze wolves atop this large rock honor the "Wolves of Tuscany" brigade of World War I.