You don't need to know much about history. You see that flag, you know what it is. Immediately, right across the world." "Why the white flag is a symbol of surrender is shrouded in mystery ...

20 years after the end of the Falklands War the myth of 'white flags flying over Stanley' on the morning of 14 June 1982, has finally been exploded. The famous words, spoken by Major Bill Dawson ...

The country’s first official flag to fly over Greek land, not sea, was a stark white cross over a deep blue background. The ...

Until the Executive Order of June 24, 1912, neither the order of the stars nor the proportions of the flag was prescribed. Consequently, flags dating before this period sometimes show unusual ...

Two Long Island historical memorabilia collectors say they will turn over 41 flags carried by Japanese servicemen in World War II — the only trace of some soldiers whose bodies were never recovered — ...