War Memorial

Located within military grounds, this one-legged bronze soldier poignantly showcases the human cost of war.

One of the trees in Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens is actually a World War II memorial, and it's made of metal.

This unassuming brick building contains the last purpose-built drill hall in the United Kingdom.

A unique memorial made up of a collection of memorials, all commemorating the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.

A memorial dedicated to the 29,000 Istrian freedom fighters of World War II.

A monument dedicated in memory of the over 100,000 civilian deaths during the liberation of Manila in World War II.

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

A life-size replica of a Spitfire that sits in a quaint suburb.

Memorial to the 89 children killed during the NATO bombing of Serbia.

The interior of this church has been turned into a memorial to locals who died in Croatia's Homeland War.

A seaside cemetery honors the Commonwealth soldiers and sailors that died in Sierra Leone during World War I and II.

World War II air raids over Bristol dislodged this fragment of tram line that ended up embedded in a churchyard.

This man's death led (indirectly) to Vermont's independence in 1777.

A famed admiral left behind this 17th-century house key when he joined the British Navy.

Dedicated to the first Black recipient of the Navy Cross.

This war memorial commemorates some of the world's first paratroopers.

A strange Georgian folly sits atop a lonely hill.

With a design inspired by traditional Latvian textiles, this monument honors the Latvian people who suffered under Soviet occupation.