Over the course of the Second World War, Allied forces — American and British — carried out 173 air raids over the German ...

During World War II, British women were factory workers, codebreakers, spies and air raid wardens. How did such roles contribute to the Allies’ victory?

As global tensions rise and talk of conscription becomes more serious, we look at the historical medical exemptions that allowed people to avoid military service during WW2 and how conscription works ...

On March 24, 1945, the largest single-day airborne assault in history dropped 16,000 paratroopers on the eastern bank of the ...

During the latest episode of BBC Breakfast, presenter Naga Munchetty informed viewers that it was a special day in the studio for one guest, WW2 veteran Colin Bell. As March 5 marks the 90th ...

A church service saw Royal Marines servicemen pay tribute to a veteran who was one of the first to fight the Japanese in the ...

Hundreds of mourners have gathered to pay their final respects to one of the last remaining Royal Marine veterans of the Second World War.

Here are some of the safest countries in Europe to be in should WW3 break out in the wake of the ongoing conflict in the ...

Sir Keir Starmer said British planes were “in the sky” to protect allies in the Middle East as he condemned Iran’s retaliatory strikes on its neighbours in response to attacks by the US and Israel.

Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women through British airports until a month before his arrest in 2019, the Epstein files suggest. Booking records, flight logs, as well as fuel receipts - a part of the ...

He is a German Luftwaffe ace with 81 confirmed victories on the Eastern front. Now a 103-year-old veteran, his talent and courage remain legendary throughout the world. It is the most iconic British ...

On foggy nights during World War Two, runways were lit with fire to help guide bombers home. For thousands of RAF pilots, the ...