Ochamchire Abkhazia: Casualty of War
On the east coast of the Black Sea, about 125 miles (200km) south of Sochi, sits the shell of a once-vibrant town. Ochamchire (also Ochamchira) was...
Dogs of the Special Forces
The Jagdkommandos are a Special Operations Group of the Austrian armed forces. These soldiers “train for operations in the most difficult terrain and weather...
Abandoned Adriatic: Valdanos Montenegro
Come to the beautiful crescent-shaped beaches of Valdanos, nestled in a cove on the southeastern shores of the Adriatic Sea. Wake up to a...
Project MKUltra
After the end of World War II, the climate of worldwide conflict changed and the dawn of the Cold War altered the direction of...
The City Under One Roof: Buckner Building
After World War II plans were conceived by the U.S. military to construct a massive outpost in Alaska, due in part to the growing...
Fort Carroll: Secure Bird Sanctuary?
In the mid-nineteenth century, Baltimore’s ports needed increased protection along the Patapsco River for the routes between Baltimore and Chesapeake Bay. By 1848, the...
