ONCE known as the ‘Pearl of the Atlantic’, a town in France has been compared to Brazil since being rebuilt. Unfortunately, during World War Two, Royan was almost completely destroyed.

From the left, holocaust survivors Ginette Kolinka, Arlette Testyler, Jacques Altmann, and Ester Senot walk during the ...

As France prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the Nazi surrender to Allied forces, World War II survivors reflect on painful memories shaped by the German occupation of the country and the deport ...

D-Day and the liberation of Europe was a momentous task consuming the energies of millions. The tens of thousands of combat ...

Ships can spark the imagination with the romance of seafaring, but not all are elegant. We checked out some of the strangest ...

The Charles de Gaulle is the only nuclear-powered carrier built and operated by a nation other than the United States.

The Alien and Sedition Acts was enacted by John Adams’s Federalist administration in preparation for a war that didn’t ...

The Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship USS Oak Hill (LSD 51) left Naval Station Norfolk today, to participate in Exercise ...

Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret ...

An exhaustive guide to all the names worth your time, from age-old Swiss institutions to homegrown American upstarts.

Fighting a global war can force every side involved to get creative in gaining an advantage over its adversaries. This ...

With PM Modi granting the military complete freedom to decide on the mode, targets and timing of response to the Pahalgam ...