Battle of Berlin: 12 places you can still see damage from World War II
Apr 21, 2023 · In 1945, Berlin lay in ruins, and you can still see the scars and bullet holes from that period all over the city. Since 2018, a blog called Berlin Battle Damage has been …
Syria hopes tourists will return to Palmyra, scarred by war - NPR
1 day ago · The ruins of the century-old Zenobia hotel overlooking the ancient city. Writer Agatha Christie and her archaeologist husband Max Mallowan were among the hotel's guests in the …
Ruins Of War: 15 Places Abandoned Due to Military Turmoil
Aug 6, 2008 · Barboursville is one of the few remaining ruins of the American Civil War. The masion, on the grounds of the vineyards, was designed by Thomas Jefferson before being …
A Photographic Tour of Abandoned Cold War Sites - Smithsonian Magazine
Dec 30, 2019 · Historian and author Robert Grenville has immortalized some now-deserted sites of the conflict in his new book, Abandoned Cold War Places. In it, he compiles photographs of …
What These War-Torn WWII Spots Look Like Today - Grunge
Feb 21, 2022 · World War II was the most destructive conflict in history. Here's what several infamous war-torn WWII spots look like today.
The Fading Battlefields of World War I
May 28, 2018 · But across France and Belgium, significant battlefields and ruins were preserved as monuments, and farm fields that became battlegrounds ended up as vast cemeteries.
The Post-War Ruins of Dresden Through Rare Photographs, 1945
Oct 28, 2024 · Beginning on the night of February 13, 1945, more than 1,200 heavy bombers dropped nearly 4,000 tons of high-explosive and incendiary bombs on the city in four …
Ruins - Wikipedia
Although less central to modern conflict, vast areas of 20th-century cities such as Warsaw, Dresden, Coventry, Stalingrad, Königsberg, and Berlin were left in ruins following World War …
These ruins are a potent legacy of war on the landscape
May 6, 2020 · Constructed when Hitler's armies threatened the future, many of these scarred structures across northern Europe represented a last line of defense against invasion. This …
The Ghostly WWII Ruins of Europe's Northern Coasts - WIRED
Mar 12, 2015 · During the war, the Allies and Nazis fortified the coast of Northern Europe with pillboxes, gun emplacements and huge barriers meant to repel ships and tanks.