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An example of a mixed gun retracting turret of the Maginot Line, the defensive system built along France's eastern frontiers prior to the Second World War (1939-45). Alsace region.

A photograph of part of the tunnel network of the Maginot Line, the defensive system built along France's eastern frontiers prior to the Second World War (1939-45). From the Schoenenbourg fort, Bas-Rhin, France.

A photograph of an accomodation room of the Maginot Line, the defensive system built along France's eastern frontiers prior to the Second World War (1939-45). From the Schoenenbourg fort, Bas-Rhin, France.

An August 1940 photograph of a portion of the Maginot Line after being taken by German troops. The defensive system was built along France's eastern frontiers prior to the Second World War (1939-45) but was largely bi-passed by Germany's...

The transatlantic slave trade (also given as the Atlantic slave trade, circa 1492 to 1860) was the practice of enslaving the citizens of African states and transporting them across the Atlantic Ocean to the "New World" of the Americas. Although...

Pirates, especially those of the so-called Golden Age of Piracy (c. 1690-1730), are particularly famous for their pithy expressions which relate to all things nautical, general roistering, and life of crime on the High Seas. There is even...

The Uluburun shipwreck is a Bronze Age vessel discovered lying off the coast of Kas, Turkey. The ship, probably originally from Phoenicia/Canaan, dates to between 1330 and 1300 BCE and was carrying a full cargo of trade goods, perhaps from...

The Yamanote Line is a loop rail line that runs around the central part of Tokyo. This map shows how the line developed over time.

John Paul Jones (1747-1792) was a Scottish-born sailor who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). His raid on the English port town of Whitehaven in 1778 and his victory over the HMS Serapis the...

With thousands of square feet of canvas capturing every breath of the trade winds, a 19th-century tea clipper was the absolute pinnacle of sailing evolution. The Cutty Sark was just such a ship, carrying tea and then wool across the far-flung...