World War II

Troops approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day © Getty

D-Day: Storming the beaches

Hraverting daffodils on the Scilly Isles during World War II © Getty

Pick your battles: Scilly Isles, 1943

Heroes of the Battle of Britain

Heroes of the Battle of Britain

What was the last battle on English soil? © Wikimedia Commons

What was the last battle on English soil?

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The Voyage of the Damned

A "miracle of deliverance" – the Dunkirk evacuation © Getty Images

A “miracle of deliverance” – the Dunkirk evacuation

The top flying machines in history © Getty Images

General history

The top flying machines in history

When East met West to end World War II (public domain)

When East met West to end World War II

When were the terms ‘World War I’ and ‘World War II’ coined? © Getty Images

When were the terms ‘World War I’ and ‘World War II’ coined?

Interview with Darkest Hour director Joe Wright © Universal Pictures

Interview with Darkest Hour director Joe Wright

Which mouldy fruit saved lives during D-Day? © Getty Images

Which mouldy fruit saved lives during D-Day?

What was Operation Mincemeat? (public domain)

What was Operation Mincemeat?

Top five… ships that sailed into history (public domain)

Top five… ships that sailed into history

Eight weird things that have happened in July through history © Getty Images

General history

Eight weird things that have happened in July through history

Why we say: ‘it’s all gone pear-shaped’ © Getty Images

Why we say: ‘it’s all gone pear-shaped’