World War II

The history of those incarcerated in Singapore during World War II is etched into the bricks of a popular staircase.

This stone honors the U.S. Rangers who made Carrickfergus their home base during World War II.

In a small Japanese garden off a busy Denver street, a memorial to a brave, principled politician.

A painting to honor the oldest reserve squadron in the Royal Air Force.

A few crumbling buildings and the occasional pipe sticking out of the ground are all that remains of the largest refugee camp in Sweden during World War II.

The remnants of a WWI naval mine that once terrorized the country now decorates a street.

The largest Canadian war cemetery in Italy commemorates those who died in one of the bloodiest battles of the Italian campaign during World War II.

The ruins of a 12th-century Cistercian monastery can be found alongside World War II tank traps and pillboxes.

A sad reminder of the World War II bombing stands largely unnoticed on a street corner.

The world's first jet-powered aircraft were assembled by the Germans in this secret factory in the forest during WWII.

After World War II, this former concentration camp in Northern Italy became a refuge for those displaced by the war.

One of the tallest bell towers in Italy plays a particular melody at just two times each day.

A striking, modern church devoted to a nun who loved God and beer.

Destroyed numerous times, this centuries-old bridge has always been rebuilt with its original design.

This medieval settlement was abandoned after a series of landslides. What remained was largely destroyed during a mock battle for a WWII film reel.

When World War II came to Canada, Fort Péninsule was part of the first line of defense for Allied shipping convoys.

Nestled amid the trees lies an abandoned funicular railway that dates back to the 1920s.