Mexico's forgotten 19th-century invaders were fortune seekers who tried repeatedly to colonize the Baja California Peninsula ...

In the first of a series of articles, local author Douglas McArthur traces the story of the 3rd Mons from its origins, and ...

After having been secretly buried and reburied 9 times, the Soviet Union decided to cremate and dispose of Adolf Hitlers remains in 1970 in the River Ehle.

Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

Prior to his final defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, the French ruler gave the saber to one of his most trusted generals, ...

The uniform is from the Renaissance era and features a red, orange and blue striped tunic and a high, plumed helmet.

The 1979 Met Gala theme was a lesson in European history and fashion. The show presented more than 150 costumes, uniforms, ...

The uniform worn by the King as he marked the end of the Second World War in Europe reflected what his grandfather George VI ...

Those from the Soviet Red Army who had been forcibly recruited by the German military were rounded up while in German uniform in France and handed over to Soviet officers, who executed suspected ...

Part spoof and part serious, the film is about mythmaking as much as it is about music. The result is delightfully destabilizing. By Alissa Wilkinson During every scene of this western, I couldn ...

In fact, in Spain, that war is commonly known as the "War of Independence." So, I ask: What percentage of Spain would you have ceded to Napoleon's France to avoid all those deaths? Perhaps 20% or 50%?

The Falklands War, in 1982, was a conflict in which both sides used Western equipment and weapons. A tour of the Falkland Islands and the remains of the 1982 war there An interesting report on the ...