Military History

Above the heads of passersby stands a small statue commemorating soldiers from the Boer War.

The site of a dress rehearsal for D-Day that ended in disaster.

A history of the U.S. military, with a focus on Pennsylvania's contributions.

An attack on this gunpowder depot led to the start of the Philippine Revolution.

A mysterious, perhaps haunted plot of land, untouched by modern development.

This little-known wall in Southampton stands as one of the most unique and personal monuments to D-Day.

After several centuries as the home of coastal defenses, this island is full of history—and maybe ghosts.

A tribute to Samuel Wilson, who may be the original "Uncle Sam."

This dry lake bed was once an emergency landing strip for military and experimental aircraft.

Behind a 300-year-old temple hides a small tomb said to house the bones of 17th-century Dutch soldiers.

This tank participated in the liberation of Dijon from Nazi occupation.

These secretive tunnels were once the site of a Royal Air Force fuel reserve depot.

A real Hawker Hunter jet in the middle of Basingstoke.

A memorial to an ill-fated Arctic expedition pursued by the U.S. Navy.

This modest site memorializes a World War II mission described without hyperbole as “the greatest raid of all.”

This stone tower was built to protect Crete from incoming pirates.