The Samurai were fearsome warriors whose traditions of honor and discipline live on in the study of jujitsu and kendo today.

Seppuku was a ritual form of suicide used by samurai warriors to avoid surrender or atone for a shameful act. What were their painful final moments really like?

The widespread use of opium in China yielded high profits for British exporters while crippling the Chinese economy.

Veteran Sherman Pratt recalls the tough conditions during the Korean War.