Noor Inayat Khan – The Spy Hiding In A London Park
The remarkable true story of an Indian princess turned British WW2 SOE Agent
Heritage > WWII
-
WWII -
Veterans 'Dambusters' Squadron Pilot Lawrence 'Benny' Goodman Dies Aged 100
Mr Goodman destroyed the Arnsberg Railway Viaduct and attacked Hitler's 'Eagle's Nest' during his wartime RAF service.
-
History What was Bomber Command?
More than 55,500 young men died flying with Bomber Command during WW2 – more than the number who serve in the entire RAF today.
-
Feature When the Royal Marines went commando
How the Marines got their iconic green berets
-
History How the memory of two fallen servicemen is kept alive on a remote Scottish island
How does the Commonwealth War Graves Commission maintain such remote graves?
-
WWII Myth Busting The French Surrender Of 1940
Are charges of quickly drawn white flags and an army-wide lack of courage fair?
-
Aircraft 'Secret Spitfires' Memorial Unveiled In Salisbury
The memorial is a life-sized replica of a MK-9 Spitfire built during the Second World War by the 'Secret Workforce'.
-
WWII ‘Strick’ – A Man Of All Ranks And WW2 Hero
See World War Two through the eyes of Eugene Strickland, a ranker, officer, and later legend
-
Veterans UK And US Veterans' Search For Crashed WW2 Bomber Crew
The American Liberator B-24 bomber was forced to crash land in West Sussex after taking heavy anti-aircraft fire in France.
-
Veterans Bletchley Park Translator Presented With Legion D'Honneur
Betty Webb MBE deciphered vital information about Nazi defensive plans in France prior to D-Day.
-
Technology Black Nasty - What Do You Use It For?
Call it Harry Black or the Black Nasty - it can fix anything from tanks to choppers
-
Feature How fish and chips might have helped us win both world wars
One of Britain's favourite takeaways has a secret
-
WWII Memorial Unveiled Honouring WW2 Bomber Crew Killed In Crash
The seven-strong team on board lost their lives after they were mistakenly shot down by an RAF Bristol Beaufighter.
-
History Commonwealth War Graves Commission: A Brief History
From Fabian Ware and Rudyard Kipling to the CWGC we know today
-
News HMS Prince Of Wales: Enduring Symbol Of The US/UK Special Relationship
How HMS Prince Of Wales is tied to its predecessor and the first Second World War meeting between Churchill and FDR.
-
WWII The Men Who Fought For Japan
A new book reveals the personal accounts of the Emperor's warriors in WW2.