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David Adams embarks on a 200-mile pilgrimage through Ethiopia, searching for the legendary Ark of the Covenant and its cultural significance.
More than 400 tanks and 70,000 men from the United States Army land in Tunisia in 1942, marking a significant escalation in the North African campaign.
In 1858, Gustave Flaubert traveled to Tunisia to document the ruins of Carthage and Utica, seeking inspiration for his novel about the ancient empire.
5,000 soldiers from Erwin Rommel's forces were killed during the Second Battle of El Alamein, marking a significant Allied victory in North Africa.
More than 2,000 men were killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, prompting the United States to enter World War II.
More than 250,000 German troops surrendered to Allied forces in Tunisia on May 13, 1943, marking a significant turning point in World War II.
On June 15, 1094, Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, known as El Cid, captured the city of Valencia from Muslim forces after a year-long siege.
In January 1942, the British Eighth Army faced off against the German Panzer Army Africa, with Rommel commanding 228 tanks against over 400 British tanks.
Nearly 40,000 Italian troops were taken prisoner during the British counterattack in December 1940, marking a turning point in the North African campaign.
91,000 German soldiers surrender at Stalingrad in February 1943 after months of intense fighting and a Soviet counteroffensive that encircles them.
90% of Libya is desert, yet it also features the best-preserved Roman city in the world, Leptis Magna, built over 2,000 years ago.
The US military expanded from 1,000 ships to 5,500 in just a few years following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Around 1,500 fires erupted in London during the Blitz, forcing firefighters to battle flames for over 15 hours amid the destruction.
In the summer of 1943, Bob Hope signed up to entertain troops in the European Theater of Operations for the United Service Organization.
By July 1942, the Battle of Stalingrad was underway as German troops faced a fierce counter-attack from the Soviet Red Army.
In April 1941, German forces advanced to Benghazi, marking a significant shift in the North African campaign during World War II.
By July 1942, German troops were advancing into Stalingrad, while British forces prepared to counterattack at El Alamein under General Bernard Montgomery.
Nearly 1,500 fires broke out in London during the second great fire of London, ignited by German bombers just days after Christmas 1940.
April 3, 1941, marked a significant advance for Erwin Rommel's Africa Korps as they seized control of the second Libyan city, Benghazi.
The British Eighth Army rolled back the German Africa Corps in a retreat that lasted four months and covered 1,200 miles to Tripoli.
On August 24, AD 79, the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried Pompeii and Herculaneum under ash, preserving a unique snapshot of life in ancient Rome.
More than 400 American tanks and 70,000 troops faced off against Rommel's Afrika Corps in the decisive Battle of Tunisia in 1943.
A 200-mile pilgrimage through Ethiopia's highlands leads photojournalist David Adams to sacred sites and the legend of the Ark of the Covenant.
Thousands of children set out in 1212, believing they were chosen to liberate Jerusalem, but many faced death and slavery instead.
25,000 migrants, mostly from Tunisia, landed on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in 2011, seeking a new life after revolutions devastated their homelands.
More than one billion trillion liters of water exist on Earth, but less than 1% is drinkable, prompting interest in desalination as a solution.
As many as 80,000 men, women, and children crossed from Spain under the leadership of Geiseric, marking a significant moment in the decline of the Roman Empire.
Four times a week, thousands of Libyans endure a six-hour queue under the North African sun to board a ferry to Malta amid strict UN sanctions.
Five years after the Revolution, violence has destroyed much of Libya's infrastructure, disrupting oil production and draining government resources.
Lampedusa, a 20-square-kilometre island, now hosts 5,000 North African refugees, doubling its population and straining local resources.
Last year, 36,000 migrants arrived on the island of Lampedusa, while the Italian government implemented laws that criminalize unauthorized migration.
36,000 migrants arrived on the island of Lampedusa last year, as Italy's immigration laws shifted to criminalize undocumented individuals.
45% of Jews in Israel originated from Arabic-speaking countries in North Africa and the Middle East, facing discrimination and hostility in their new homeland.
Four times a week, thousands of Libyans and expatriates wait in a six-hour queue to travel abroad due to UN sanctions imposed two years earlier.
