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On 6 June 1944, the fight was taken
In 1945, the Allies were ready with a daring amphibious operation to liberate Jersey and Guernsey by force
Saff spends two days riding around the Normandy coast relishing the freedom to do so
ORTONA, ITALY 20-27 DECEMBER 1943
The jungle warfare in the Far East was both a tactical and political challenge for British forces in WWII
Capturing the immediacy of fighting and the writhing bodies of soldiers, as well as keeping narrative clarity, proved enormously difficult for painters depicting battles before the advent of photography. Michael Hall reveals how they rose to the challenge
A new book combines poetry from WW1 with photography from the trenches and home front. Geoff Harris finds out more, including the photo-restoration process