France’s easternmost region, Alsace, is also one of its most enchanting — thanks largely to its location. Pressed up against the German border, along the Rhine, the region flip-flopped between Germany ...

The first thing to say about laissez-faire liberalism is that it arose in Europe, specifically in Western Christendom. This ...

Behind his brash exterior, Patton was a brilliant tactician who could even intimidate Adolf Hitler. Leading the 3rd Army, he ...

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Demand is growing for family-friendly itineraries as more travellers discover cruise cruises, say travel advisors.

Israeli drone strike kills a child in Shujayea, as UN documents 54 attacks on West Bank health centres since January.

U.S. Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) service members joined German military leaders, veterans, and local officials on ...

Century Boat Company employees in Manistee read news accounts of the Allied crossing the Rhine into the Ruhr 80 years ago.

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George Patton’s Third Army faced little resistance as it advanced through southwest Germany into a small industrial city ...

“After Germany surrendered, Mr. Sichel became the O.S.S. station chief in postwar Berlin,” wrote Asimov. “He was 23 and known ...