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During World War II, German soldiers marched through French streets, fought in North African deserts and cut wood in Allegany County forests.

During World War II, Nazism didn't just exist in Europe.

The savage fight for Hong Kong lasted only 18 days but claimed the lives of hundreds of Canadian soldiers during battle and in the miserable prisoner-of-war camp.

Visit a ranch house, discover Buffalo National Park, explore Bodo Archaeology Dig Sites and learn about the Second World War prisoner of war camp in Alberta.

In northwest Nebraska, German POWs were interred at Fort Robinson, a military base used during the Indian Wars.

The old drill hall on the fairgrounds at Medicine Hat, Alberta is one of the few buildings left from the Second World War prison camps for captured Germans.

During World War II, thousands of German and Italian prisoners of war were sent to camps in America.

Review of book Canadian Wartime Prison Escapes by author Peter Conrad, Folklore Publishing (2007) 246 pp.

Brad Pitt portrays story of real life explorer Heinrich Harrer and the Dalai Lama during WWII years in Tibet, during the takeover of the peaceful culture by China.

A scenic four hour drive from Sydney through the Blue Mountains and historic Bathurst leads to Cowra, a Central NSW town brimming with experiences for the tourist.

These quality works of literature are an excellent starting point for a homeschool or history fair project, or simply to be read aloud to your children.

Correction, Billy Wilder: T----You, God!, for the magnificent new DVD collection that bears your name.

Located in southern Ontario, the National Air Force Museum of Canada houses one of the finest collections of military aircraft, uniforms and art in the world.

The Royal Navy's Heavy cruiser HMS Exeter had a brief but legendary war service. In her 18-months of War she helped kill the Graf Spee and fought the Japanese.

WWII music survives, UK DL charts and musings from the writer.

The 2008 Halloween television season offers up very scary movies, shows and documentaries including classics, slasher flicks and a live ghost hunting investigation.

Most Americans are unaware of the horrible and despicable crimes perpetrated by Japanese doctors during World War II.. This is an unbelievable part of military history.

The Indian Nationalist Party sought the support of Nazi Germany to free India from British rule.

Following the unconditional surrender at Bataan, American and Filipino troops were marched north in April 1942, enduring shocking cruelties and inhumane treatment.

One woman's journey through the lack of Japanese tradition and food in the United States.

In the 1997 film Seven Years in Tibet, Heinrich Harrer's journey leads him to take on a Buddhist mindset, incorporating Buddhist doctrine into his personality.

The young Lauri Allan Törni served as legendary commander of ski-borne, machinegun toting Jaeger troops in the Finnish Winter War as well as World War Two.

The Grand Illusion is something of a rarity these days- a war movie that isn't about decrying war. Rather, it's about aristocrats, commoners, and the death of nobility.

As a young infantry soldier with the US 106th Division, Vonnegut spent seven months as a POW, an experience he recounted in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five.

Publishers at Idea Works & Design have just released biographies of John McCain and Barack Obama in comic book form.

Having trouble deciding who to vote for in the upcoming presidential election?Try reading some of these books to gauge a clearer understanding of the candidates.

This story of a young woman who moves to Hong Kong in 1952 offers insight into a clash of cultures between East and West and impact of World War 2 on Hong Kong residents.

An Austrian mountain climber develops a relationship with the Dalai Lama after spending seven years wandering through World War 2 era China.

Japanese General Masaharu Homma Defeats American and Philippine forces and earns the name "Beast of Bataan" and Takes the Rap for the Infamous Bataan Death March

The discovery of a mass grave by German soldiers in Katyn, west of Smolensk, in 1943 caused tensions between the Allies in the middle of the Second World War

The kempeitai were WWII Japan's most feared unit, enforcing the island nation's rule by terror. They ran prison camps with brutality and torture. It ended in 1945

As the Second World War came to a close, a pair of German U-boats found themselves being commissioned into service with the Royal Canadian Navy.

Explore this east of Edmonton area from Vegreville to Vermilion, Alberta. Part of Kalyna Country, this is a rural road trip vacation in Canada with a Pysanka and ranches.

Officially the largest county in England, North Yorkshire is awash with great days out to suit everyone, whatever the weather!

Seeing a smiling, 13-foot peanut sculpture with voluptuous lips and proportionally large teeth, there's no doubt when travelers reach Georgia's Presidential Pathways.

When the Allies occupied the German colony of New Guinea at the opening of WW I a German officer led a four-year expedition to retain the island, surrendering in 1919.

With 14 million peasant drafts lead by an officer corps one percent of that size, the Russian army was short of every single thing except soldiers, bravery and enemies.

C-PTSD, caused by continual stressors that may last for months or years can cause psychological injury, should be recognized as a psychiatric disorder.

Today is Remembrance Day, and Canadians who fought in the Second World War will gather across the country to honour their fallen comrades.

Americans captured during the Revolutionary War were subjected to a policy of starvation and neglect designed to compel their enlistment in British forces or death.

The story of the last uboat afloat and its 107 day epic voyage--almost all after wars end. Some say it was ferrying Hitler and Nazi Gold to South America.

The Low Country of South Carolina has much to offer. Whether it's colorful characters, historic homes, fantastic foods or rest and relaxation, this is the ideal location.

Unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany led to Allied occupation as everyday Germans attempted to cope with the utter destruction of cities and the lack of food and hope.