‘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
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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.
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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.
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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
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Feature How fish and chips might have helped us win both world wars
One of Britain's favourite takeaways has a secret
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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.
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History Commonwealth War Graves Commission: A Brief History
From Fabian Ware and Rudyard Kipling to the CWGC we know today
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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.
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WWII The Men Who Fought For Japan
A new book reveals the personal accounts of the Emperor's warriors in WW2.
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Veterans David Dushman: Last Surviving Auschwitz Liberator Dies Aged 98
David Dushman was the last surviving Allied soldier involved in the liberation of the death camp at Auschwitz.
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D-Day D-Day: British Normandy Memorial Unveiled In France On 77th Anniversary
The opening ceremony, featuring a message from Prince Charles, took place at the site in Ver-sur-Mer.
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WWII D-Day: The Normandy Landings In Pictures
D-Day – codenamed Operation Neptune – involved more than 156,000 Allied troops and thousands of vessels and aircraft.
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Stories D-Day Secrets And Deception Games
Learn more about the critical, lesser-known operations that helped with the success of D-Day.
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WWII The Days After D-Day: What Happened Next
D-Day was just the start – the Battle of Normandy soon followed.
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D-Day D-Day 1944: The Unsung Heroes' Story
Learn how the invasion of Normandy was so much more than just an amphibious assault on five beaches...
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D-Day D-Day: British Normandy Memorial To Be Unveiled On 77th Anniversary
The Allied invasion of Normandy, known as D-Day, took place on 6 June 1944, and was the largest amphibious assault ever launched.