Victory over japan (vj) a nuclear ending

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

13 AUGUST WEDNESDAY

The reconquest of Burma was carried out by the 14th Army and 15th Corps, comprising British, Indian, West and East African troops and indigenous troops, including those of Aung San’s Burma Defence Army, which swapped sides to fight with the Allies

V-Force: Britain’s Nuclear Bombers

Today, every one of the crew members who carried out the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki is dead. As the 80th anniversary of the attacks approaches, Stephen Walker, one of the last writers to interview them, revisits what they told him

Beryl Nevell thought her service during the Second World War had been a case of ‘doing her duty’. Then someone special stepped in and showed her what she was truly owed…