Lesley Keeley, from Ipswich, said: “I was four years old when the Second World War broke out in 1939 ... hole in our back garden for our Anderson air raid shelter to go in, then helping them ...

When people heard the siren they would stop what they were doing and make for a shelter. These might be Anderson shelters constructed from corrugated iron which were built in gardens, or Morrison ...

Excerpt from “Under the Java Moon: A Novel of World War II,” Shadow Mountain (2023 ... getting into the waterlogged miserable ...

The brutal six-year war that pitted Britain, the United States, the USSR and their allies against Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and their allies transformed Europe and the world. Tens of millions ...

The devastation caused by World War II left hundreds of thousands of Polish forces and individuals displaced from their homes and families by the year 1945. Loved ones had been lost. Houses, flats – ...

In one of three deep bunkers with blast doors and multimedia installations Mussolini added an armored bunker 20 feet underground in front of the Casino Nobile as the war continued. The bunkers ...

Polish military forces are unprepared for the ferocity of Germany's attack.When efforts to negotiate a withdrawal fail, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. May ...

That's because the country's remaining civil defence infrastructure has either been disbanded, destroyed or sold off since the close of the Cold War. But for Nick, who built his protected shelter ...

After damaging tornadoes hit the Omaha area, Nebraskans knew what they had to do — help in any way they could.

The bunker has now reopened for guided tours, which include the air raid shelter and the bunker itself. The complex also features a multimedia exhibition that showcases Rome during World War II ...

About 1.3 million Palestinians — more than half of Gaza’s population — are jammed into Rafah and face the prospect of having to evacuate with no good plan for where to find adequate shelter.

When efforts to negotiate a withdrawal fail, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins ... Adolf Hitler takes shelter in his bombproof bunker. There, he marries his mistress ...