Nomad searches a sunken U-boat
While most Americans know of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in the Pacific Ocean that dragged the United States into World War II,...
“The worst cultural heritage crisis since World War II”
A new report by the federal government of the United States calls for greater efforts to protect cultural heritage sites in the war-torn...
Centennial of the Battle of the Somme
The bloodiest battle in the history of the British army was the Battle of the Somme during the Great War—since known as World War I. The...
Advances in weaponry in ancient China
Archaeological research has helped demonstrate the invention of the crossbow drastically change the nature of war in ancient China. Read...
Ancient battlefield discovered in Germany
Dating to approximately 3,250 years ago, the battle was one of the largest ever documented north of the Alps for the Bronze Age. Read...
“Whistling projectiles”
Archaeologists working in Scotland have identified a type of projectile that, thrown by Roman troops using a sling, made a “whistling”...
$1 million in grants historic American battlefields
The grants will be used to support research, documentation, and interpretation at 20 battlefields across the United States. Read More...
“Memorial to the Missing” at the Somme Battlefield
This memorial with no known graves marks the World War I Battle of the Somme, where more than 70,000 soldiers died. Read Stories of the...
Battlefield tourism in the United States grows
An Australian tour operator is opening a US division to deliver tours of European battlefields to Americans, but also is adding tours of...
When New Orleans helped Boston celebrate the Battle of Bunker Hill
In 1880, a contingent from New Orleans was sent to Boston on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of the Revolutionary War’s Battle of...
