On the morning of August 29, 1940, amidst the ferocious Battle of Britain that roared in the skies, a select group of men, ...

The Battle of Britain was a turning point in WWII—and at its heart was a sleek new fighter and a farm boy from Australia. The video traces the birth of the Spitfire, from an experimental monoplane to ...

‘Bringing the Boys Back Home’—a tribute to British WWII servicemen buried in the U.S. As part of the 80th anniversary commemorations of the Allied victory in World War II, the CAF is ...

Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more During WWII, the British famously ran many spy operations. In fact, Ian Fleming based ...

Tiddles, a black cat born on HMS Argus during World War II, became a beloved mascot aboard ... via Wikimedia Commons Blackie became the richest cat alive when his British owner, Ben Rea, left him a ...

Charlotte "Betty" Webb worked at Bletchley Park, the famous British code-breaking center ... of the United Kingdom's oldest surviving World War II code-breakers has passed away at the age of ...

The Nazis took the bait, hook, line and sinker, and skedaddled to Sardinia, smoothing the way for the Allies to take Sicily, a major turning point in World War II. That story, arguably British ...

Charitable activity in the wake of World War I, such as its leadership ... of British children's literature in the British world. She will examine archives from two publishers, William Collins, Sons & ...

to mark the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Told through tens of thousands declassified British intelligence documents, “Recording Evil” reveals the candid ...

At the RSPCA Liverpool Animal Centre is the gravestone of Blackie the Warhorse, who served on the western front during the First World War and died ... of 20th century British design.

A deadly three-in-one secret weapon British spies used to kill the enemy ... agent behind enemy lines in World War Two. But the versatile gadget could be used to stab, poison or strangle their ...

We’ve pulled together five movies and TV shows that the British made about the war for your viewing pleasure. Most World War II stories focus on the war itself, but World on Fire focuses on the ...