World War II

A rare example of the RAF’s flying spy taxi.

A unique Holocaust memorial tells the personal stories of the Jewish residents exiled from greater Berlin.

A memorial to the nearly 10,000 American soldiers laid to rest on the beaches of Normandy during WWII.

Remains of the old fortification along the Western border of the USSR, now an elaborate defense museum.

The remains of this RAF plane and its crew were lost for decades, nearly engulfed by the Malaysian jungle.

In 1943 the British military took control of this village, telling residents they had to leave temporarily. The villagers were never allowed to return.

This bridge made famous in a novel and on-screen wasn't actually built over the river Kwai.

A desert island with both a buried treasure and a famous castaway.

A mysterious structure left behind on the Polish mountainside, sometimes called "Hitler's Stonehenge".

An unassuming, powerful monument north of the U.S. Capitol bears witness to the resilience of Japanese Americans during a time of grave injustice.

This shop is named for a runaway elephant who smashed through its doors, stole some peanuts, and spent five days on the lam.

After a nearly successful attempt on Hitler's life, the conspirators met their fate in the courtyard of this Berlin building.

The ruined remains of the airport Claus von Stauffenberg departed in his failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler.