As soon as the sniper entered the battlefield in World War II, warfare changed forever. The idea that a single soldier could hold back entire military units out of fear of being shot by an unseen ...

The remote island of Peleliu is the most well-preserved WWII battlefield anywhere. The remote island of Peleliu is considered the most well-preserved battlefield in the world. It is illegal to remove ...

Crete in Greece is more than just the famous backdrop of many Greek myths; it was also crucial during World War II. The island hosted the important 1941 Battle of Crete, where German paratroopers ...

History is all around us, but most people don’t know what they are looking for. Jon Hickox, owner of the Winery at Bull Run, not only knows where to look, he knows how to look. Hickox began hunting ...

A Virginia man convicted of taking more than 9,000 artifacts from a Civil War battlefield was engaged in "heartbreaking" destruction of American history, experts say. John Jeffrey Santo, 52, has been ...

Civil War artifacts in the last century have gone from common leftovers of yesteryear to historic relics subject to federal laws that can land unauthorized history hunters behind bars. As laws have ...

In just a few hours of digging at Valley Forge National Historical Park, prosecutors say, Alfred Lucien unearthed the kind of finds amateur treasure hunters dream of. A musket ball. A locket. A pewter ...

CHESTER, Va. - Like many boys in the South, Sam White got hooked on the Civil War early, digging up rusting bullets and military buttons in the battle-scarred earth of his hometown. As an adult, he ...