The Shire standing for England, Rohan for France, Gondor the Germany of the future, Sauron for Stalin.” And while Tolkien ...

Allied snipers played a vital role in the Second World War. Here's a brief history on their effectiveness - and the two most ...

British army veteran Bill Gladden, who survived a glider landing on D-Day and a bullet that tore through his ankle a few days ...

Machine guns began to see use in warfare toward the end of the 1800s, and throughout the 20th century the technology behind the weaponry rapidly improved. Countries were focused on having machine ...

The Allied forces of World War II were more than ready to accept a Nazi surrender, but when they realized they might have left a potential loophole for Germany to continue fighting the Soviet Union, ...

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?

During World War II, dozens of women Cambridge University students worked around the clock in complete secrecy to crack Nazi ...

At least 77 students from the women-only college at Cambridge University were recruited to the code breaking station during ...

Born in Liverpool on Aug. 26, 1912, a few months after the sinking of the Titanic, Tinniswood lived through two world wars, serving in the British Army Pay Corps in World War II. Tinniswood is the ...

When Pincus Mansfield settled down after the war, got married and had children, he never talked about his experiences and his ...

Writer-director Guy Ritchie has made a career out of outlandish takes on serious premises, and his latest, “The Ministry of ...