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Vinho dos Mortos

Facing invasion, the small town of Boticas buried their bottles and gave birth to a unique style of wine.
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Egina, Greece

Tower of Markellos

This pink watchtower served as the seat of the Greek government after independence from the Turks.
U.S. planes dropping bombs during a 1943 training exercise above New Mexico.
military history

In World War II, Bombs Sent Shockwaves All the Way Up Into the Atmosphere

Devastation on the ground affected the sky, too.
Jessica Leigh Hester September 26, 2018
Polish graves at Newark Cemetery.
Newark-on-Trent, England

Polish War Graves of Newark Cemetery

The final resting place of hundreds of Polish airmen who died fighting the Nazis in Britain.
Michigan War Dog Memorial.
South Lyon, Michigan

Michigan War Dog Memorial

This quaint stretch of road is the final resting place for hundreds of America's four-legged veterans.
A pitched sea battle during the Anglo-Dutch Wars.
restaurants

The Warlike Origins of 'Going Dutch'

The term for splitting the bill has its roots in a bitter international rivalry.
Anne Ewbank September 25, 2018
A photo from The Daily Herald, with the original caption "Girl acetylene welders were at their job as usual today, cutting the girders of the temporary Waterloo Bridge, which is being dismantled."
photography

Women Built London's Waterloo Bridge, But It Took These Photos to Prove It

Uncovering evidence of a long-forgotten history.
Anika Burgess September 21, 2018
The memorial.
Athens, Greece

Gestapo Interrogation Memorial

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store.
The Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars in Berlin.
Berlin, Germany

Prussian National Monument for the Liberation Wars

A towering monument to war, located on a beautifully peaceful hill.
Sunderland, England

The Red House

An enigmatic sculpture depicts a ruined home with debris stretching for over half a mile along the river.
A part of the SS Good News.
Mpulungu, Zambia

Hulk of the SS Good News

The forgotten remains of the first steamship that launched on Lake Tanganyika.
The statue in its current location at Rufford.
Newark, England

The Oil Patch Warrior

A memorial to American oil drillers who volunteered to travel secretly to England in 1943 and work in the U.K.'s only oil field.
They probably didn't have to worry about trespassing—that's pretty uninviting.
Cavalier, North Dakota

Remote Sprint Launcher #3 Missile Site

Part of a secret 1970s nuclear defense program is now open to the public.
Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Nghia An Hoi Quan Pagoda

One of the oldest temples in Ho Chi Minh City, dedicated to a deified Chinese military leader.
Gdynia, Poland

Torpedownia

A World War II torpedo launch station abandoned off the Polish coast.
Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument.
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument

Bombed and burned, this monument represents the often controversial ties between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Permanently Closed
Storrington, England

South Downs WWII Churchill Tank

An abandoned World War II tank left to rust in the downland.
A view of the Castleton Cold War Bunker looking towards the narrow bunk-bed.
bunkers

Descend Into Great Britain’s Network of Secret Nuclear Bunkers

And meet the determined enthusiast bringing them back to life.
Kate Ravilious September 11, 2018