World War II

Troops approaching Omaha Beach on D-Day © Getty

D-Day: Storming the beaches

Heroes of the Battle of Britain

Heroes of the Battle of Britain

The history of the Louvre © Getty Images

The history of the Louvre

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

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

When East met West to end World War II

Five facts about the Sopwith Camel © Getty Images

Five facts about the Sopwith Camel

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’