The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the ...

Why holding the line during the Battle of Britain proved so important... and helped deter an invasion of Great Britain in ...

During World War II German propaganda emphasized the prowess of the German army and contrasted it with the British and Allied armies who were depicted as cowards and butchers, or brave but misguided.

In 1944, during the last major German offensive - the Battle of the Bulge, German troops famously disguised themselves as Allied soldiers. Less well-known are the exploits of a special unit that ...