Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds on MSN

Digging a WWII camp dump for badges and forgotten Eastern Front relics

What starts as quiet detecting soon uncovers a deep layer of wartime life and propaganda. At a former Wehrmacht camp on the Eastern Front, the team finds gas mask parts, coins, ammunition, and signs ...
Metal Detecting WWII Battlegrounds on MSN

WWII relics reveal a desperate retreat in an Eastern Front forest

A quiet forest suddenly tells the story of a collapsing army. At a former battlefield where German troops tried to break out ...
Mid Day

Smartphones can now detect radiation levels using low-cost system

Researchers have developed a low-cost, portable radiation dosimetry system that turns a smartphone into an on-site radiation detector. The system combines a small piece of radiochromic film with a ...
The New York Times

Ukraine Can’t Defend the Entire Front. Russia Is Finding the Gaps.

The swift advance of Moscow’s forces into the town of Huliaipole showcases a central challenge for Kyiv: how to defend 700 miles with too few troops. The swift advance of Moscow’s forces into the town ...
insider.si.edu

The great departure : mass migration from Eastern Europe and the making of the free world / Tara Zahra

"Not a golden country" -- Travel agents on trial -- "The man farthest down" -- Happy and unhappy returns -- The first final solution -- Work will set you free -- The freedom train -- Free to stay or ...