War and Conflict

Iron Cross : the war cemetery inside the Arctic Circle

Near the village where Santa and his elves work tirelessly to deliver Christmas, there’s a mausoleum…
Teddybär

“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig…
Batterie Plouharnel : the awesome story of the French 340mm naval gun

In the early 20th century, the French equipped their surface fleet with one of the most…
Lair of the Wolf Pack : The submarine base at Lorient and the Battle of the Atlantic

Revisiting the history of the Keroman U-boot base in Lorient, and the role it played in…
The Battle of Britain House : Exploring the ruins of a secret agent training facility

Discovering the remains of a mansion that served as a secret training base for OSS Operatives…
The Porkkala Parenthesis : Discovering traces of the Cold War in Finland

Exploring the Cold War episode of the Porkkala Parenthesis, the enforced Soviet occupation of part of…
Bunkers at Dawn : Visiting the forgotten remains of the Atlantik Wall in Antwerp

The bunkers sneak upon you as you enter, exactly as they’re supposed to. The two SK1…
To catch a Gotha : Exploring a forgotten air raid warning technology on the English coast

In this era of satellite imaging, drone strikes and stealth bombers, it’s hard to imagine an…
The Well of Death : Visiting the dark site of Greece’s most infamous Civil War atrocity

In the aftermath of the Axis occupation of Greece, the quaint Greek village of Meligalas in…
The Walking City : How Futurism and Cold War paranoia inspired London’s most visionary architects

“…emerging through a cloud of fumes, the Hayward Gallery rose up on its giant insect-like legs,…
Cold War confrontation: AEK Athens vs Slavia Praha 1968

4th April 1968. It’s a clear spring afternoon over Athens and one can almost feel the…