World War I involved 32 nations from 1914 to 1919. It redrew the world map and reshaped many borders in Europe. The collapse of the Russian Empire created Poland, the Baltics, and Finland.
but much of present-day Europe is based on the lines drawn following the conflict sparked by Princip's bullet. (Pull cursor to the right from 1914 to see 1914 map and to the left from 2014 to see ...
Britain and its Empire lost almost a million men during World War One; most of them died on the Western Front. Stretching 440 miles from the Swiss border to the North Sea, the line of trenches ...
After much of Europe had been occupied by the Axis powers for four years, the Allies finally launched their campaign to liberate Western Europe, codenamed Operation Overlord, on 6 June 1944.
Since before there even was a 'Europe', Europe has been shaped by conflict. Because of this, there is no shortage of stories ...
The wreck of a World War One German submarine is gradually resurfacing on a beach in northern France after decades of being buried in the sand. Shifting sand off Wissant, near Calais, is exposing ...
In April 2016, NATO announced the deployment of four battalions to Eastern Europe, rotating troops through Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to deter possible future Russian aggression ...
While driving through the neighborhood, have you ever noticed a colored flag placed firmly into the ground? Just as ...
National flags are much more than just mere simple pieces of cloth. They are powerful symbols that perfectly represent the ...
The two leaders secretly plan to divide Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe between them. September: Employing blitzkrieg (literally, "lightning war") tactics, Germany invades Poland.
A false flag is a political or military action carried out with the intention of blaming an opponent for it. Nations have often done this by staging a real or simulated attack on their own side ...
Another Trump term could spur Europe’s efforts to stand on its own, but it is far from clear its leaders will seize the moment this time. By Steven Erlanger Russians close to the Kremlin ...