World War II

In a narrow river valley just north of Beirut, Lebanon, is a chronicle of human history unlike anything else in the world.

This church with Italian style frescos was constructed by European internees in Zimbabwe during World War II.

A World War II-era sign in Valletta is a reminder of when Malta was besieged so severely that food needed to be rationed.

This market built by German prisoners of war is made of local stones.

This bombed church was given a new life as a contemporary art gallery.

A pile of earth left over from a water supply project was converted into an anti-aircraft installation during World War II.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

A monument to one of Croatia's famous freedom fighters.

The remains of a cable car used for bauxite mining after World War I hides in a coastal forest.

The site of a dress rehearsal for D-Day that ended in disaster.

A monument dedicated in memory of the over 100,000 civilian deaths during the liberation of Manila in World War II.

Hidden from the ground but visible from above, this arrow target in the New Forest is part of Hampshire's rich World War II history.

These purpose-built WWII air raid shelters, which run half a kilometer under the town of Mellieħa, are among the longest in Malta.

This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.

This house was used by the FBI to broadcast disinformation to the Nazis during World War II.

This dry lake bed was once an emergency landing strip for military and experimental aircraft.

The oldest stone lion in Okinawa survived a major battle during World War II.