Mildred V. Payne and Dorothy Seder were just two of the 7.5 million individuals who volunteered with the American Red Cross during World War II.

The Unwomanly Face of War is Svetlana Alexievich's masterpiece of women in the Soviet Great Patriotic War.

Mascot became a popular position for many rescued puppies along the way.

Faced with his regime’s collapse, Adolf Hitler chose to destroy Germany’s infrastructure.

Any doubt to her identity was washed away when her name appeared emblazoned across her stern in raised letters: JUNEAU.