How WWI got Nat Geo into the map business

Our first in-house map was produced during World War I. By the Second World War, the White House was asking for them by name.
Henry Stewart History on MSN

The 6 Things that Brought Hitler to Power...

How did Germany shift from a liberalizing state to a Nazi dictatorship? This video distills Hitler’s rise into six forces: (1) a fatally weak Weimar Republic born of defeat—humiliation, reparations, ...
The Tank Museum on MSN

Germany’s First Anti-Tank Weapons in WWI

Welcome to Anti-Tank Chats, a new series exploring the history of infantry weapons designed to combat tanks. In this first episode, Archive and Supporting Collections Manager Stuart Wheeler examines ...

Russia resorts to using Nazi weapons in Ukraine war as Moscow raids museums to restock arms

Ukraine’s “Tur” reconnaissance unit claimed to have discovered Nazi detonators inside a Russian ammunition depot, posting photos of the cone-shaped devices inscribed with the ...

Toxic ammunition is rotting away in the Baltic Sea. Germany wants to recover it before it’s too late

Approximately 1.6 million tonnes of WWII munitions lie on the seafloor, leaking toxic compounds that are contaminating marine ...

Polish president visits Germany amid tensions over WWII reparations

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has arrived in Berlin with a clear demand: war reparations from Germany. Yet amid Russian ...
Australian War Memorial

Our Northern Neighbour: Stories of Papua New Guinea and Australia’s shared military history

Papua New Guinea’s 50th anniversary of independence from Australia on 16 September 2025 provides an opportunity to reflect on ...