Geography provides a sense of place. What a country has, in terms of strategic location and natural resources, can determine its role in the world. See why geography matters in this collection of stories.
In The Girl Who Played with Fire, a murder occurs in the Vasastan District of Stockholm.
Vsterbotten is a county in northern Sweden, consisting of numerous municipalities. It plays a role in the writings of Stieg Larsson.
Vsterbotten, in summer - as this photo demonstrates - can be "as pretty as a postcard" (to quote Stieg Larsson, from "Dragon Tattoo").
In 1939, while reconstruction work was taking place inside St.
In 1939, while reconstruction work was taking place inside St. Peter's Basilica, an entire necropolis (city of the dead) was discovered and excavated.
This map depicts the areas of significant German defenses along the Omaha Beach front.
This diagram depicts Henry F. Osborn's 1924 drawing of a Velociraptor mongoliensis' skull and claw.
Verdun is an example of winning a battle by attrition; the human losses are staggering.
As soldiers wear gas masks, the battle for Verdun grows ever-more costly while French defenders rally around this charge: "Verdun Must Not Fall!"
As another German assault against Verdun begins on the 23rd of June, 1916, French troops remember the words of their General.
This image depicts a 1906 photo of Vesuvius erupting.
Mt. Vesuvius, an Italian landmark and one of the most famous volcanoes in the world, exists because it is located on a fault line running across Italy...
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