The 1,800-year-old Ketton mosaic discovered at England's Rutland villa features a rare retelling of the Trojan War myth not ...

The Prideaux loader was one of several early such devices patented and manufactured as early as 1893, but neither it nor any competitor saw much demand until the outbreak of World War One. At that ...

The plaster logs were designed to smuggle arms and ammunition into enemy territory. The arms or ammo were packed into cardboard containers, and sealed to protect the contents from the damp. The sealed ...

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LONDON -- On Jan. 1, 1917, a young man from Lancashire started a diary. It might not sound like much to write home about, but the 21-year-old -- Lawrence Enderson Grimshaw -- happened to be a soldier ...

Straddling Italy and Austria, the Dolomite Mountains blend three languages, two identities and one breathtaking landscape – but their delicate balance is being tested ...

The grave of Serjeant (Sjt) William Augustus Fritz of 4th Battalion The Royal Fusiliers has been identified near Mons in Belgium more than 111 years after his death. A rededication service took place ...

Today marks a moment to reflect on the sacrifice of millions of young servicemen, many still just boys, who lost their lives in the two world wars, as well as men and women who have died in other ...

The Reverend Mark Nam's interest in the Chinese Labour Corps was stirred by the Meridian Society's talk A British-Chinese vicar is leading an effort to get the contribution of 140,000 Chinese ...

Whenever Paul Dobbyn would visit his grandfather Henry’s East Toowoomba home as a child, he would get caught up staring at a ...