Under a moonlit sky in October 1942, Allied and Axis forces met in battle on the sands of the Egyptian desert.

Scotsman Samuel Greig so impressed his superiors at the Admiralty in London that he was sent as an adviser to the Russian Imperial Navy.

Over a hundred young Greeks were slated to be shot after resistance fighters and British forces sabotaged an airfield.

During the Orlov Revolt of 1769, Greek islanders get their hands on a copy of Homer’s epic tale of Troy.

Manto Mavrogenous hoped that her fellow women might show more solidarity with Greece than many men had done.

In 1822, a rich and beautiful young woman took the cause of Greek independence into her capable hands.