WAR
The Assassins Cross the Border
Two years after the sinking of the Titanic the world was gripped by news of yet another horrific maritime disaster—but developments behind the scenes foreshadowed something even worse.
That Time America Attacked the British Isles
We usually think of the American Revolutionary War as being fought strictly in North America, but naval battles were also fought in European waters.
Tampico Incident Brings U.S., Mexico to Brink of War
Plotters Decide to Kill the Archduke
We're covering the events that led to World War I exactly 100 years after they happened.
The Letters of Last Resort
If you have a secret to keep, a good place to do so is in a safe inside another safe in the control room of a nuclear-class submarine far below the surface of the ocean.
A Spectacular Murder Rocks France
We're covering the events that led to WWI exactly 100 years later.
11 Words and Phrases Popularized by World War I
The Oxford English Dictionary is honoring the centenary with an appeal to the public for help in finding the earliest documented uses of words that first came into English during World War I.
The Archduke Seals His Own Doom
We're covering the events that led to WWI exactly 100 years later. In this installment, Archduke Ferdinand makes an appearance! (Spoiler: He's important to all this.)