These maps detailed the Great Mongolian Road, which included key settlements and important water sources.

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In March 1945, a rare combat encounter unfolded in the streets of Cologne as an American M26 Pershing engaged a German Panther tank near the city’s cathedral. Filmed by Allied cameramen, the duel ...

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For decades, it was little more than a vague reference in the accounts of explorers and travelers. A great route running east to west across the Gobi Desert, used for centuries by camel caravans, but ...