Nazi Germany spent many years (and a fortune) creating an invasion-proof barrier, only to have it breached in the span of a morning.   More »

Sultan Khalil’s Muslims besieged King Henry II of Jerusalem’s Crusaders at Acre in 1291. The Muslims proved unstoppable.   More »

A Crusader army marched into Bulgaria in September 1396 to rid Europe of the Ottomans. The Crusaders had little idea of what lay in store for them.   More »

Following the English disaster at Stirling Bridge in 1297, King Edward I marched to Scotland with a mighty host bent on crushing the Scots.   More »

Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion of Egypt in the summer of 1798 served as a dress rehearsal for his subsequent conquest of Europe.   More »

Erich Hartmann amassed a remarkable tally of 352 aerial victories during World War II.   More »

One of the greatest art treasures of Imperial Russia disappeared with the Nazis and has yet to be found.   More »

A single American soldier liberated one of France’s greatest landmarks.   More »

As Allied troops dashed east after breaking out from the Normandy beachhead, the VIII U.S. Corps was bogged down in an attempt to take the ports.   More »

Years after the Battle of the Bulge and the infamous Malmedy Massacre, Joachim Peiper died under mysterious circumstances in Traves, France.   More »