History told by those who lived it

July’s magazine featured a review of Max Hastings’s book Sword: D-Day Trial by Battle, alongside an iconic photograph of British troops. That image has featured so many times in articles and TV shows

Claire Bertschinger had no idea her heart-breaking interview on the BBC news in 1984 was behind Bob Geldof’s decision to organise the world’s biggest ever charity concert...

Martine Wright, from Tring, Hertfordshire, is regarded as the most injured female survivor of the 7/7 London bombings, which claimed the lives of 52 victims. This week marks 20 years since the attack,

On the 20th anniversary of the 7/7 bombings, a new book examines the UK’s deadliest terror attack and its aftermath

Twenty years on, Closer speaks to Sajda Mughal about that fateful day

A Ukrainian PoW’s story Dmytro Chorny had been ...