The World’s 10 Deadliest Terrorist Attacks
Terrorist attacks are often remembered through images: smoke rising above Manhattan, a school gymnasium in Beslan filled with hostages, a burning shopping district in Baghdad, or a field of wreckage outside the Scottish town of Lockerbie. Behind those…
The Hidden History of Child Soldiers in WWII
World War II is usually remembered through the actions of adult soldiers, political leaders, and generals. Yet children were also drawn into the conflict in many different ways. Some were recruited or conscripted into military organizations. Others…
Mercy Dogs: The Four-Legged Medics of the World Wars
Before helicopters, satellite communication, and modern search-and-rescue teams, finding wounded soldiers on a battlefield was slow, dangerous, and often nearly impossible. Men could be trapped in shell holes, hidden beneath rubble, or too weak to call…