War History

A monument to the three wars that led to German unification towers within a Berlin traffic circle.

This enormous "cloth of the conquest" depicts the Norman invasion of England in mind-blowing detail.

This enormous 32-foot painting depicts Poland's greatest medieval battle in glorious detail.

The remains of 50,000 World War I soldiers rest under a towering arch overlooking the Alpine battlefields.

An innovative attempt to break a siege in the American Civil War still scars the earth today.

These 18th-century paintings of Warsaw were used to reconstruct the city after World War II.

A star-shaped fortress town fort built in the geometric model of the Renaissance utopian city.

An officers prison camp believed to be impregnable by the Germans saw over 30 successful escapes.

Two graffiti towers stand like ghosts of Vancouver's World War II-era defensive outpost.

American bombs, morbid memorabilia, and graphic photographs tell the story of the CIA-led “Secret War” from the Pathet Lao perspective.

This foreboding medieval castle was twice besieged by barons rebelling against the English king.

An impressive armored bronze effigy marks the tomb of one of the medieval era's greatest warriors.

Near the ruins of a Civil War coastal fortress lies the only known African refugee cemetery in the United States.

The monument honors the mountaineers who were part of Europe’s best anti-Nazi forces.

This massive monument towers over the city as a constant reminder of the lives lost during Algeria's hard-won war for independence.