Flickr/Grille1991 The U-Boat Attacks off Myrtle Beach German submarines hunted ships off South Carolina in early 1942, bringing World War II to American shores. From January to June, Nazi U-boats sank ...

Paul Thomas Chamberlin’s book, Scorched Earth, recasts the conflict as a brutal struggle for survival among declining and ascendant imperial powers.

The remnants of Britain’s once mighty empire still give the mother country more than a few headaches. Britain, which once ...

An Imperial Federation map showing the extent of the British Empire in 1886. After World War I, the government could claim territory in every time zone.

A memorial service has been held for the only British serviceman to die on active duty in Alderney during World War Two, 80 years on.

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A memorial service has been held for the only British serviceman to die on active duty in Alderney during World War Two, 80 years on. About 40 people attended the service on Saturday, at Sapper George ...

A retired doctor from Somerset who dedicated more than 40 years to improving local NHS services has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the King’s Birthday Honours list. Dr Harvey Sampson ...

In this episode of The Specialist, historian Kay Heyne guides us through the haunting remnants of Nazi-era bunkers. From Hitler’s final shelter in Berlin to a hidden underground ring tunnel ...

Palestine Action targets mapped: New hitlist includes key British military sites and firms In a secret meeting, Palestine Action reveals its audacious plans to target military sites across Britain ...

The rise of our East African empire : early efforts in Nyasaland and Uganda / by Captain F.D. Lugard ... with 130 illustrations from drawings and photographs under the personal superintendence of the ...