Betty Webb was bored—“terribly bored,” as she later put it. It was the Blitz. Germany was dropping bombs on London, and she ...

This spring, as the world marks 80 years since the end of World War II, a dedicated team of Commemorative Air Force ...

The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...

The last European airborne operation of World War Two was "testament to the skills of the RAF crews" based at Essex and ...

In the summer of 1940 – after Hitler swept through France and drove the British army out of the European ... a Battle of Britain dogfight in action. WW2: Did the war change life for women?

“The British have waived their rule about personal ... American women physicians to serve in the United States military in World War II and beyond. Barbara Bartlett Stimson was born in New ...

Charlotte "Betty" Webb worked at Bletchley Park, the famous British code-breaking center, where she was responsible for sorting intercepted German communications. She later paraphrased Japanese ...

Montgomery, commonly referred to as "Monty," initially earned distinction during World War II due to his highly effective leadership of the British Eighth Army in North Africa. There, Montgomery ...

The British have a passion for their glorious ... Bookstores devote entire shelves to World War II and the tradition of wearing a poppy on your lapel to commemorate the anniversary of the World ...