Countdown to d-day

In 1942, the German war machine was at the height of its power. France, the ‘hereditary enemy’, was defeated and occupied. In the Soviet Union, Army Group South was marching inexorably toward the Cauc

OPERATION OVERLORD HAD FAILED?

In the event of a Nazi invasion, Britain would have deployed a network of deadly defences to impede the enemy at every turn

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

This fantastic plan, which led the then Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS), Air Vice-Marshal Arthur T Harris, to remark ‘the story, that appears too fantastic for words, might have a fortunate outco

Sunday 18 June 1944 was a fine day. The morning service at the Royal Military Chapel (the Guards’ Chapel) in Birdcage Walk in the City of Westminster, Central London, was officially commemorating the