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Putin shows off his spoils of war with captured British armoured cars
Daily Mail· 2 hours agoThe open-air museum, which commemorates Germany's defeat in the Second World War, has been...
Here's when you can catch the wartime convoy head through Dorchester
The Dorset Echo· 3 hours agoOrganisers of Dorchester’s historic military vehicle road run have revealed the times when the convoy will arrive in town. The Armour & Embarkation event is an immersive Second ...
The history of Walmart: How one man built a retail empire
FOX Business· 16 hours agoPerhaps the best known and most successful big-box store chain in the world, Walmart's 62-year...
The Rich History Of Drinking Hot Chocolate
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 17 hours agoHot chocolate nowadays is sweet, creamy, and comforting -- but it couldn't be more different from the drinking chocolate revered in ancient Mesoamerica.
On the Met Roof, Skywriting His Way to Freedom
New York Times· 17 hours agoPetrit Halilaj of Kosovo began drawing as a refugee child in the Balkans during a violent decade and invented a calligraphic world of memory.
Christopher Joll, military historian, event organiser and expert on uniforms and insignia – obituary
Daily Telegraph· 21 hours agoA self-confessed “anorak”, he merely saw it as an extension of his military duty to point out where...
Opinion | Justin Trudeau Is No Match for a Polarized World
New York Times· 22 hours agoMr. Marche is the author, most recently, of “The Next Civil War.” Justin Trudeau, one of the world’s great progressive leaders, may be heading toward that moment. In a recent interview he acknowledged ...
Six fabulous items tell of life, and lice, on the Roman frontier in the North East
Northern Echo· 23 hours ago“There’s a lot of variety to them with different decorations and markings on them,” says Carolina. “It is thought that people didn’t want to share them so they made sure everyone knew whose ...
World War I Tactics Make A Comeback As A Ukrainian Gunner In The Back Of A Propeller Plane Shoots...
Forbes· 1 day agoThe first aerial dogfights during World War I were slow, almost comical affairs. In the early years of the war, propeller-driven observation planes lacked forward-firing machine guns. Last week ...
Mussolini’s Hometown Can’t Figure Out How to Quit Him
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoPiero Cruciatti/AFPHow do you solve a problem like Predappio?This small town in the hills of...