Aged 99, D-Day veteran Ken Cooke has outlived almost every comrade but refuses to be called a hero. To mark the 80th ...

The D-Day landings, which took place a year before liberation, marked a pivotal moment during World War Two. It was the ...

The ‘often copied but rarely bettered' film stunned audiences with its unforgettable opening scene when it was released and ...

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

Shot down over occupied France 80 years ago, Alf Herring was taken prisoner almost immediately. He has never spoken of his ...

Anyone who kept a diary risked being be jailed. But now, at the age of 99½, ex-Royal Marine Tom Hill has finally decided to ...

HMS Cayman, a British Navy vessel named after Cayman for its part in WWII (Photo from the National Archives) (CNS): On Thursday, 8 May, the Cayman Islands will commemorate the 80th anniversary of ...

Royals joined veterans to commemorate VE Day at a remembrance service in Westminster Abbey and a star-studded concert.