It's January 1941 and the world is on fire. The Japanese had been fighting in the Far East since 1931. In June 1940, Nazi Germany occupied France. In September 1940, ...

The screen version of the Broadway musical has plenty of extra time to wander since it only covers the first act. That's a mixed blessing. Review: ‘Blitz’ stars Saiorse Ronan as a 1940 wartime ...

One of the best-known chapters of World War II is ‘the Blitz’, when the Luftwaffe subjected British cities to eight months of sustained bombing. It was a change of aerial strategy for Nazi Germany ...

In May 1940, French forces at the Gembloux Gap met a major German armored assault with stubborn anti-tank fire, determined ...

FIRING his 23lb Bren Gun from the hip like some lightweight plastic toy, Lance Corporal Harry Nicholls charged towards the ...

A major police alert has led to nearly 100 homes being evacuated tonight (Tuesday) after builders discovered an unexploded World War II bomb. West Midlands Police have ordered people to leave 96 homes ...

Children of the Blitz is a landmark documentary for the BBC from Minnow Films, producers of the BAFTA-winning The Last Survivors and Atomic People. Marking the 85th anniversary of the end of the Blitz ...

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