Blitz' is an abbreviation of the German word ‘blitzkrieg’, meaning ‘lightning war’. This is a timeline of the almost ...

The beauty of data visualizations is that they can describe something incomprehensible through data alone — even if that something is a tragedy. During the London Blitz, from October 7, 1940 to June 6 ...

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Blitz in London, Getty Images has created a series of composite photos superimposing images of the World War II bombing damage on the modern-day ...

One of the main reasons why the Nazi Germany finally lost World War II was Hitler’s failed strategic bombing campaign of the United Kingdom. The Blitz lasted for eight months from September 1940 to ...

During the Second World War, Germany conducted a Blitzkrieg against the United Kingdom, which is more commonly referred to as “the Blitz” (German for lightning war). The Blitz lasted from September ...

Drawing on scores of eyewitness accounts and previously classified records, British journalist Mortimer has written the first extensive account of the deadliest night ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman sits on a pile of rubble and enjoys a cup of tea in a quintessentially British act of defiance. A woman sits on a pile of ...

Steve McQueen’s latest film, set in 1940 during Germany’s bombardment of the British capital, draws extensively from wartime photos, and much of it was shot outside London. By Simran Hans and Sarah ...

The limitations of the theatre become the production’s emotional heart. Michele Mossop Bell Shakespeare’s new production of William Shakespeare’s Henry V – which opened in Canberra on June 14 – ...