Hitler earmarked Blackpool as his 'pleasure palace' and go-to holiday resort for weary Nazi troops with a swastika flying on ...

EXCLUSIVE: Hitler wanted the seaside town to be his 'Pleasure Palace' so being ignored by the Luftwaffe meant 840,000 RAF ...

Turn the clock back to those giddy days when the Sussexes were still royal and no one had heard of Covid. Suddenly, London ...

14:00, Fri, Sep 19, 2025 Updated: 00:32, Sat, Sep 20, 2025 It's Britain's most iconic holiday resort but Blackpool was secretly the seaside weapon that helped the Allies win World War Two, we can ...

A plaque unveiled at Gold Beach in Normandy to remember Surrey's D-Day veterans is a "wonderful honour", the family of one of the late soldiers say. The blue plaque reading "Surrey Square – the ...

World War II's successful Operation Overlord took place on the coast of France. Although there were heavy Allied casualties, this invasion turned the tide in the war and helped lead to the fall of ...

Experienced travel writer Katie Wood heads out on the MV Balmoral to discover the delights of some of France's finest ...

The exploits of the Belgian Free Forces in northwest Europe during the Second World War are renowned, not least in the coastal towns of Normandy freed by the Brigade Piron. From Sallenelles to ...

Silver gelatin print issued by the War Office (Crown Copyright). Receive news about National Museums Liverpool, exhibitions, events and more.

Photograph of supply trucks on a prefabricated pier at Arromanches, France War Office, 1944 PR/749/75 Maritime Museum ...