The carriers of memory

Almost 100 years after the outbreak of World War I, public opinion about war in many of the countries that fought appears to have shifted completely. Historian Jay Winter explains how poetry, art and film have been crucial ...

History's Forgotten Fallen

(PhysOrg.com) -- History researcher conducts ground-breaking investigation into neglected World War I battle.

Apology for human rights abuses has precedent in US

A growing global movement to apologize and make restitution to victims of human rights abuses is now gathering steam in the United States, but it won't be a first for the country, says the president of The Western History ...

Uncovering secrets from beyond the grave

The tools of his trade range from earthmovers and shovels to the finest brushes, surgical tweezers and dentists' mirrors -- and his job is to uncover secrets from beyond the grave.