War Memorial

The sculptor was instructed to add “stallion attributes” to the general's bronze mare.

A statue honors the children who fought Nazis in Poland.

A tribute to a Ukrainian heroine who went undercover and killed several Nazi operatives.

A close look reveals that the Scottish monument is just slightly off-kilter.

The air force base preserves its scars from the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

Thousands of crosses and markers for soldiers who lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan blanket a California hillside.

A striking Soviet memorial commemorates the liberation of Belarus from the Nazis.

The ruins on a deserted tropical island in the Philippines bear the scars of WWII.

A bas relief commemorates the "Nuns of the Battlefield" who cared for soldiers on both sides of the conflict.

Where hundreds of Japanese civilians committed suicide to avoid being captured by American soldiers during WWII.

A mountain pass in Bulgaria's Balkan Mountains was the site of four historic battles.

This seemingly cursed monument is dedicated to one of Canada's great war heroes.

Serbia's master of striking memorials erected a forgotten, hidden gem in the hills outside a tiny village.

A daring D-Day assault by U.S. Army Rangers is commemorated atop the high cliffs of this strategic point.

A series of recreated fortifications mark George Orwell's path through the Spanish Civil War.

The ruins of a bombed medieval village memorialize the destruction of the Spanish Civil War.

This historic building provides a powerful glimpse into the lives of Japanese Americans forced to relocate during World War II.

This imposing memorial contains the remains of Che Guevara — and 29 other guerrillas who died with him in Bolivia.