In the aftermath of the second world war, the Western world had an opportunity to lay down their weapons. Instead, they chose a path of militarism over peace, argues Alan Storkey. On the 80th ...

War can be a potent catalyst for social change back home, WWII also taught us. New technologies like jets, computers, ...

Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two with a major military ...

World War Two left an indelible mark on the world, and many of its legacies are still with us to this day - from inventions ...

The incredible stories of children sent to safety as bombs rocked Britain during World War II have been told as we remember ...

Call the Midwife’s ‘iconic’ characters are heading to the big screen, it has been announced. The BBC has laid out its plans ...

The BBC has announced plans for a Call the Midwife prequel TV series and film as production for series 15 gets underway.

After years of railing against what he perceived as attacks on the holiday, Trump's policies may end up doing more to upend the celebration than any cultural shift.

Europe will commemorate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's surrender on May 8. But thousands of locals remain committed ...

Disaster films almost always start the same way. A crowded supermarket, ping after ping as shoppers’ phones go off, screams. An asteroid, a tsunami, an earthquake, World War III. Something ...

Roselinde Crandall shared her experiences leaving East Germany during World War II. There were seven children under the age of 9 and her mother was 7 months pregnant, she said. They traveled in an ...

A couple who met in a potato field during World War Two have been ... Secret Society of Hertford Crafters Elizabeth II drove an ambulance in World War Two Mrs Delaney said the group was only ...