How a clumsy art theft renewed the mystique behind a prized Canadian portrait of Winston Churchill
After allegedly travelling from the first-floor lounge of Ottawa’s storied castle on the bank of the Rideau Canal and ...
Remains of World War II airman from Massachusetts identified 82 years after dying as prisoner of war
U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, died in a prisoner of war camp in the Philippines during World War ...
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The Meaning of the First World War
World War I gave rise to a heated century-long debate about its causes. In Disputing Disaster, Perry Anderson surveys this ...
Did you know Wallis Simpson stayed at this Hong Kong hotel?
The Repulse Bay Hotel was once Hong Kong’s go-to spot, with exquisite dining and solace from a troubled world – it even ...
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103-year-old World War II veteran shares memories of storming the beaches of Normandy in 1944
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHAM) – On Veterans Day, the men and women who have fought for the country are honored, including a 103-year ...
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American novelists: Exploring their wealth and ongoing works
Ernest Hemingway’s spare writing style and themes of bravery ... people in tough spots often highlighting how tough humans ...
7 Legendary Books By Ernest Hemingway That Shaped Modern Fiction
A novella about an aging fisherman’s struggle to catch a giant marlin, it won Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in ...
20 Great Autobiographies And Memoirs
Read compelling life stories from the best autobiographies and memoirs. From triumphs to trials, hear inspiring narratives ...
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‘They knew they were all going through the same hell’: The graffiti of the First World War
Daniel McAlpine, a private in the Highland Light Infantry, was sheltering in a tunnel under the Somme village of Bouzincourt, France, when he pencilled his name, service number, unit, home town of ...