The unexploded ordnance, discovered during a site renovation, were described as “practice bombs” that still carry a charge ...

In the film Valiant pigeons flock together to deliver vital messages to the frontlines. The 2005 animation saw a band of unlikely airborne heroes unite to aid the D-Day landings by bringing ...

However, the revolution in therapeutics brought about by sulphonamides also had a profound effect on British medicine, particularly during World War II (WWII). Sulphonamides were used to successfully ...

Furious MPs today accused Donald Trump of 'appeasement' of Russia and warned Britain must be ready to ... triggering World War II. The deal was known as the Munich Agreement - and now discussions ...

Prohibited from serving with the U.S. Army as a medical officer, Barbara Stimson was commissioned by the British—and helped ...

When WW2 broke out, the women of Britain kept the country moving once ... of short films modern children meet people who grew up during World War Two to learn about their experiences.

In 1942, several years into the Second World War, the British government sent out a series of bulletins requesting any personal photos the public might have of the French coastlin ...

It's almost 80 years since the end of World War Two, during which Orkney became home to hundreds of Italian prisoners of war.

According to the Allies, one of the most critical aspects of winning World War II was establishing air superiority over ...

Although the devices found during construction work were practice bombs, they can be harmful. Officials said there could be ...