Pope Leo XIV's father, Louis Marius Prevost, served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Prevost Snr. was born on July 28, ...

GENERAL Montgomery’s wartime staff car that was modified at Winston Churchill’s request so he could smoke his cigars has sold ...

D-Day and the liberation of Europe was a momentous task consuming the energies of millions. The tens of thousands of combat ...

THE PLANNING OF OPERATION BOLERO BEGAN AS PART OF THE PREPARATION FOR OPERATION OVERLORD, WHICH CULMINATED IN THE D-DAY INVASION OFF THE COAST OF FRANCE TWO YEARS LATER. BOLERO WAS THE CODENAME ...

Known as Victory in Europe Day, May 8 marks the date that Germany surrendered to Western powers after Adolf Hitler and other ...

Commemorative events are taking place across the country to mark 80 years since World War Two ended in Europe.

While the US military was engaging in the vital Overlord operation in France, the US Navy, Marines, and Army Air Corps were attempting an equally monumental undertaking on the opposite side of the ...

During the pivotal years of the Second World War, particularly in the run-up to D-Day, this quiet corner of Hampshire was utterly transformed into ...

The medals of Marsie Taylor, a courageous WW2 naval hero and Blitz rescuer, are heading to auction—highlighting an ...

Having parade aboard a warship which played an important role in the war might be something most sea cadets can only dream of ...

“D-Day has come. Early this morning the Allies began the assault ­ on the north-western face of Hitler’s European fortress.” Operation Overlord, as it was code-named, was massively over ...

TE Lawrence is a Slugger regular from Belfast As the UK celebrates the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe during World War ...