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Trophy Skulls and Boiled Bones: How American Troops Mutilated Japanese War Dead
During World War II, American troops collected skulls, teeth, and bones from Japanese war dead as trophies. Here's the disturbing history of how it happened, and why it was allowed.
Les Apaches: The Dandy Street Gangs Who Terrorised Belle Époque Paris
Les Apaches were Paris's most feared and most fashionable criminal subculture, from around 1900 to WWI. Here's the full story of who they were, how they operated, and why they're still remembered.
Amélie Élie: The Woman Who Started a Gang War in Belle Époque Paris
Known as Casque d'Or, Amélie Élie was a Parisian gigolette whose love life sparked a bloody feud between two of the city's most feared Apache gangs, made her a media sensation, and eventually inspired a celebrated 1952 film.
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