The widow of World War II hero Group Captain Leonard Cheshire had been ill ... In 1939, at the age of 16, she volunteered for the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry, but was soon working with the Special ...

“Recording Evil,” a landmark documentary project exposing the largest spy operation in World War II, has started filming across three continents. The documentary was commissioned by Israel’s ...

Women also joined up. Some were enlisted in the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (FANY) to disguise their secret work. These were the only women permitted a combat role during the Second World War.

The Vital de Oliveira was a civilian ship, built in 1910 and outfitted as an auxiliary naval craft when Brazil entered World War II on the side of the Allies. It was transporting supplies ...

The cache from Vilnius Cathedral, in Lithuania, has not been seen since the outbreak of World War II in 1939, according to a press release from Go Vilnius tourism promotion agency on Wednesday.

Eden Camp in Malton has been put up for sale by its owners for the first time in 40 years A well-known World War Two visitor attraction that has been owned by the same family for 40 years has been ...

Archaeologists have only recently unearthed a derelict 'horror bunker' containing evidence of the most heinous crimes committed during World War II following unconfirmed reports about a ...

WARSAW, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Poland on Tuesday hailed progress in resolving a historical dispute with Ukraine and said Warsaw would work to speed its neighbour's progress towards the European Union ...

What was the World War II experience of James Alfred (“Alf”) Wight, author and the real James Herriot? MASTERPIECE got the fascinating facts and sometimes surprising timeline from All ...

A well-known World War Two visitor attraction that has been owned by the same family for 40 years has been put up for sale for the first time. Agents Christie & Co said they were expecting ...

The gold crowns, rings and other accessories have been missing since 1939, when they were hidden at the start of World War II. A team of experts found the objects on Dec. 16 while using an ...