The War is the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts ... there are no ordinary lives. Follow this timeline to chart the key events and figures. Nearly 50 million men would ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The Second World War started after Germany attacked Poland in 1939, and refused to withdraw its troops from the ...

To mark the historic moment the Second World War ended in Europe in 1945, tonnes of events have begun around the UK. Here is ...