In the first of a short series exploring Munich’s past, Abigail Leali contemplates art’s role in shaping cultural identity ...

Finding bombs from WW2 is not unusual in German cities such as Cologne and Berlin, but these bombs were particularly large. Reuters Many of the city's usually bustling streets were eerily deserted ...

While “it was fun” writing ad copy for Uncle Ben’s Rice, Kraft Foods, and the like in the ’80s, Milton-born Martha Hall Kelly left that world behind in ‘92 to raise her three kids.

The "Dragon" in question was a captured German Focke Achgelis Fa 223 helicopter, the first of its kind to fly over the English Channel. It landed under a veil of utmost secrecy at Beaulieu ...

The Germans primarily painted spirals on the nosecones of the Messerschmitt Bf 109 and the Focke-Wulf Fw 190, two of the best German fighter planes of WW2.The spirals worked well to promote safety.

World War II aircraft were painted in a wide assortment of colors, from shades of gray to olive drab, blue, and camouflage patterns. British planes were painted Dark Earth, Dark Green, and Night ...

'Inside a German WW2 Tank Destroyer with Historian James Holland' James Holland investigates the mighty 'Jagdpanther', a German tank destroyer of WWII. The German Jagdpanther armoured vehicle was ...

And so on International Children’s Book Day, here are 8 books and stories that can improve language skills in children. 2 / 11 ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl ...

A new book, by a German green politician/journalist, argues that we, the capitalist West, need to revive the Blitz spirit of World War II England.

The Austin, Texas, choir has been in operation since 1879. This year, NPR joined the choir as they prepped for their annual Christmas concert.

Meet Leonardo DiCaprio’s fascinating parents, George and Irmelin: the actor’s mum was born in a German air raid shelter during WWII, while his dad was a beatnik and comic book writer in 1960s ...

The fate of a WW2 bomber navigator who was missing presumed dead has been revealed thanks to the log book of a German submarine captain. The family of Leslie Fisher, who was a 33-year-old ...