War

Bombs destroyed many buildings in the city in World War Two.

The city was split into West Berlin and East Berlin after World War Two.

The only countries they are not available in are either war-torn or living under a military dictatorship, which is totally understandable.

He was president from 1861 to 1865, during the American Civil War.

Just five days after most of the Confederate forces had surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln for being a tyrant.

This time a bidding war took off and it sold for $14.83.

This is probably because the British love a bit of a bidding war, what's better than being able to auction from your own home!

In English, Mars carries a name of the Roman god of war.

Fish and chips gained popularity when the meal helped feed the masses during the First World War.

It wasn't until the 1940s, when the United States entered World War II, that "as American as apple pie" truly took off.

When journalists at the time asked soldiers why they were willing to fight in the war, the typical response was "for mom and apple pie".

The city has undergone rapid economic development since its destruction in World War II and its subsequent rebuilding.

Amsterdam declared war on the Spanish in 1578, during the Eighty Years' War.

The number of people living in Amsterdam during the War rose from less than 30,000 in 1570 to over 100,000 in 1622.

Nevertheless, when World War I began a lot of French had to go back home for the war and the price of French food suddenly decreased.

In 1943, her husband left to join the Merchant Marines to participate in America's War effort.

Photographer David Conover was covering the munitions factory to show women at work for the War effort.

She made innovative use of jersey fabric - a manufactured cloth which proved useful during the shortages of the First World War.

She quickly gained a rising reputation for being on the forefront of fashion, and her initial success encouraged her to start another shop in Biarritz which prospered as a venue for the wealthy during the First World War.

Navy during the Vietnam War there is still a threat to shipping today.

They are women volunteers who served doughnuts to soldiers in France during World War I In Northern Ireland, ring doughnuts are known as 'gravy rings' due to the word 'gravy' being an archaic term for cooking oil.

When the Romans conquered Greece, the cheesecake recipe was just one spoil of war.

After the attack on Pearl Harbor during World War 2, Canada declared war on Japan before the US.