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 ...
The United States secured the third-largest territorial acquisition in its history after a U.S. diplomat defied the president who appointed him.
Lost Alexandria on the Tigris Emerges from Iraq’s Dust. A “forgotten Alexandria” on the Tigris is being pulled back into focus by archaeologists using drones and geophysics, ...