Battle Of Britain Day: Air Display Marks 80th Anniversary
The RAF's victory over the Luftwaffe stopped Hitler’s plans to invade Britain.
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WWII Battle of Britain: Tribute To The Female Few
The Women’s Auxiliary Air Force played a crucial role in using radar to detect Luftwaffe attacks.
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Feature Exceptional women of the Battle of Britain
Hitler did not bargain on the fighting spirit of those left on the ground.
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WWII Messerschmitts Attack – German Views Of The Battle Of Britain
The Battle of Britain as seen from the other side
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Gibraltar Gibraltar: How The Rock Became British
We take a look at the history of the territory.
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History WW2: How Inflatable Tanks And Look-Alikes Fooled Germany
Inflatable hardware, as part of Operation Fortitude, was a key element of Operation Bodyguard – the plan to fool Nazi Germany.
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WWII Why Did Britain Enter WW2?
It is 81 years to the day since Britain entered a war which would last six years and claim tens of millions of lives.
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WWII 'This Country Is At War With Germany': When Britain Entered WWII In 1939
Britain declared war with Germany 81 years ago, two days after the Nazis invaded Poland.
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History U Boats – ‘Grey Coffins’ That Shaped Two World Wars And Forged The Era Of The Submarine
How ‘Unterseeboots’ wreaked havoc in the Atlantic Ocean across two world wars …
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History When Grenadier Guards Marched With A Nazi Flag Past Buckingham Palace
And what does it have to do with a Nazi Dog?
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History Rome Comes To Scotland – The Lost Battle Of Mons Graupius
How Rome once got decidedly further north than Hadrian’s Wall.
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History Imperial War Museum: Bringing History To Families Across The Globe
IWM has found a new way to reach audiences around the world
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History Hopeful Search For Loved Ones Of Fallen WW2 Soldiers
Can you help? History group aims to find families to share with soldiers' relatives
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Feature Letters show War Office objection to Bridge On The River Kwai film
The portrayal of captured British personnel in David Lean's 1957 film, which starred Alec Guinness, was contested by UK officials
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VJ Day VJ Day: My grandfather weighed just 5.5 stone when he returned from POW camp
John Sutton spent three years at a prisoner of war camp in Singapore and returned so underweight that his wedding suit had to be padded.
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VJ Day VJ Day: The Atom Bomb Saved My Life But I Can't Forget The Civilian Toll
Jack Ransom was among tens of thousands of prisoners of war who were released following VJ Day 75 years ago.