The battle that ensued is known historically as ... his fortunes that had begun when Allied troops landed in France on D-Day. Seeking to drive to the coast of the English Channel and split the ...

This battle was one of the most critical engagements of the Normandy invasion - without victory here, the success of D-Day itself could have been at risk. Many people know about Omaha Beach ...

One week after the Allied victory on D-Day, de Gaulle returned to French soil ... He suffered his worst defeat in battle during his September 1944 attempt to cross the Rhine River at the Dutch ...

It was a story that took months of planning and coordination across a half-dozen countries and two continents: the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion that marked ... that veterans who fought in ...

In a battle that will rage for six months ... and descends into enemy territory. June 6: D-Day. Over 160,000 Allied troops and 30,000 vehicles are landed along a 50-mile stretch of fortified ...

Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway, who has died aged 105, was the last of 'The Few' who fought in the Battle of Britain during the Second World War.

On its walls and columns are inscribed the names of the 22,440 men and two women in British units who lost their lives on D-Day and during the Battle of Normandy. His health permitting, ...

Had Britain's wartime leader truly stood alone in his opposition to appeasement, or did he rewrite history to portray himself in a better light? By Professor John Charmley. The rows were explosive ...