The ancient Greeks didn’t just invent military history, they nearly failed to invent any other kind. From the first great historical Greek text, Xenophon’s “The Anabasis” (about Greek mercenaries ...

For nearly a month from April to May 1945, Berlin was the site of the last major offensive in the European theatre of World War II. The Battle of Berlin, which was fought between Soviet and Nazi ...

Berlin finally fell after more than two weeks of brutal street-by-street fighting After nearly four years of intense fighting, Soviet forces finally launched their assault on Berlin on 16 April 1945.

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DPA/Global Look Press The Battle of Berlin was the final large-scale military operation to take place in Europe during World War II. The British and American allies did not participate in this ...

The USSR's role in the defeat of Nazi Germany World War Two 70 years ago is seen as the nation's most glorious moment. But there is another story - of mass rapes by Soviet soldiers of German women in ...

As the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra took a bow following a last concert for the Nazi regime, boys from the Hitler Youth passed among the audience with wicker baskets filled with cyanide capsules, ...

When Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins on Wednesday night, it will mark the start of an annual period in which Jewish people around the world will take time to reflect on starting fresh in ...