After the devastating bombings at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the leadership of Japanese emperor Hirohito was put to the test.

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.