War History

This large stone residence served as a field hospital during the Battle of Gettysburg between stints as a tavern.

This girder was hit by a bomb during the Spanish Civil War, but nobody knew about it until 2016.

This 16th-century hilltop chapel is one of the oldest churches in Old Goa.

A ruined castle made famous in German movies and TV productions.

The home of president Truman during the Potsdam Conference, and the place from which the atomic bomb strike on Japan was triggered.

The haunting remains of a World War I fort perched atop a mountain.

Some of the last remaining relics of one of World War II's most important invasions.

A small stone monument marks the spot on Stavely Road where the first of hundreds of missiles touched down during World War II.

This preserved site served as part of Northern Australia’s defense in World War II.

A unique World War II memorial commemorates where the American B-17 bomber Man-O-War crashed.

Dedicated to the outnumbered Finnish forces who pushed back Soviet forces during the conflict.

Dedicated to the life of a brave woman soldier.

During the American Revolutionary War, iron excavated from this mine was used to make swords, cannons, and more.

The Devil’s Porridge tells the story of HM Factory Gretna and the munitions girls who mixed deadly chemicals.

In the mid-1800s, the British military used this hilltop fort to train soldiers.