What strikes me most as I pedal into the village and take a seat overlooking the surrounding landscape is the silence. It’s a late Sunday afternoon in mid-September and aside from a couple of people ...
Uncover the untold stories of the Battle of Pinhook Bridge and Battle of Bayou Vermilion during the Civil War in Lafayette.
Last week we saw the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the Russians at Port Arthur and the early stages of the ensuing Russo-Japanese war. This week, we’ll look at the final stages of the war, ...
Belgium unveiled a renovated memorial in Ypres, France's President Macron paid tribute, and the UK held wreath-laying ceremonies for Armistice Day, marking the end of WWI. Countries across Europe ...
After days of fighting at Saratoga, Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates secure a Patriot victory. The Continental Army at Saratoga swells to 17,000 as it once again clashes with the British, led by ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
Just before Remembrance Day, four handwritten copies of John McCrae’s iconic war poem In Flanders Fields have been recognized and added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the ...
What are the best battle royale games? Each one of these multiplayer games revolves around one core idea: lots of players go in, and only one can leave (or maybe a team, depending on the game). Battle ...
Piper Daniel Laidlaw exhibited great courage and bravery in leading his regiment into battle There were many acts of courage in World War One but few could match that of piper Daniel Laidlaw. Armed ...
A World War One soldier who died at home from combat injuries has finally been honoured with a Commonwealth War Grave after research by a local sleuth. Rona Houlton spent more than 10 years tracking ...
The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in it, ...