20, 1944 in an assault against German troops that liberated the Dutch city of Nijmegen from Nazi occupation in World War II, a group of local college students arrived in Albany’s sister city ...

The wall, Garfinkel discovered, was of the same variety seen in the northern cities of Hazor and Gezer—a casemate of two walls with a chamber in between—and it encircled a fortified city of ...

In August of 1415, Henry invaded Normandy and attacked the fortified city of Harfleur; he won, but the fight had taken a month and a half and cost Henry a third of his army. With a bitter ...

Sousse was an important commercial and military port during the Aghlabid period (800–909) and is a typical example of a town dating from the first centuries of Islam. With its kasbah, ramparts, medina ...

Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands. In its present form it is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town, with its massive ...

Since the pre-Roman period, a fortified settlement has existed on the hill where Carcassonne now stands. In its present form it is an outstanding example of a medieval fortified town, with its massive ...

The fortress, measuring 2.3 hectares (about 5.7 acres), is the earliest-known fortified city of the biblical period in Israel. Excavations began there in June. So far, just four percent of the ...

According to reports from Hotnews, Russian forces have captured the village of Vodiane, located northeast of the heavily ...

the second largest city in the province. Quebec's Old Town (Vieux-Québec) is the only North American fortified city north of Mexico whose walls still exist. It was declared a UNESCO World ...

Walking through the narrow cobblestone streets of a UNESCO World-Class Heritage site like Old Québec transports visitors back to what life was like within this fortified city. It emanates ...

It should come as no surprise that Old Quebec tops Barakatt’s list of the best places to visit in Quebec City. The only fortified city north of Mexico, Old Quebec is a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...