In 1809, as Napoleon fought the Austrians at Wagram, the war in Spain and Portugal continued to rage. The French had ...

It was the start of a brutal, no-holds-barred war, marked by savagery on both sides. The French tortured and mutilated their prisoners; the Spanish did the same. KERATRAUNT: It’s a war of ...

In Paris, where the French Government was in hourly, friendly touch with Barcelona, officials sighed: “Let us hope the Spanish war does not end as it began, with mass murder.” Contact us at ...

More than a century after the First World War, vast stretches of French soil remain contaminated, with some areas still too hazardous to access. Experts warn it could take 700 years to clear ...