The Battle of Kohima, known as the “Stalingrad of the East,” saw 2,500 British-Indian troops hold off 15,000 Japanese soldiers, preventing a catastrophic invasion of India during World War II.

Inside the frozen encirclement at Stalingrad, German soldiers endured starvation, constant Soviet attacks, and the slow collapse of morale. Interrogation records and firsthand accounts reveal how ...

On Feb. 2, 1943, the last remnants of Germany’s 6th Army surrendered in the frozen ruins of Stalingrad. The fighting had lasted more than 200 days and cost an estimated 2 million casualties. It marked ...

This West German World War 2 thriller was nominated for six Oscars.

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After delivering his 1985 masterpiece on the surreal barbarity of war, Come and See, Russian director Elem Klimov’s career ...