Guards at the Curragh had blanks in their weapons and the internees, allied and German, were allowed to visit local pubs and ...

As Australia and England clash in The Ashes cricket series, Australian War Memorial historians have uncovered two diaries ...

Cricket played behind the barbed wire in German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II was a huge morale booster for diggers, ...

Prologue On December 20, 2025, the European Union (EU) almost crossed the Rubicon. It tried seizing Russian financial assets in Belgium for funding and ...

While chasing a powerful signal in a forest on the former Western Front, the team uncovers what first looks like a fuel or water barrel but turns out to be a British WWII thermal flask packed with its ...

Across the country, towns banded together to support the war effort. However, one Surrey town is believed to have ...

If someone told you it rained fish once upon a time, would you believe them? You'd be forgiven if you said "no." But get this ...

On December 21, 1933, biochemists Stuart Mudd and Earl Flosdorf tasted success for the first time in their efforts to prepare dried human blood serum. While it remained a novelty until the onset of ...

In 2025, the spirit of Christmas delivered a life-changing gift for John Moore. He found a half-brother he never knew, a connection to a humble father, and a beautiful heirloom to fill the 81-year ...

Eighty years since the end of World War II, the British are recalling many battles fought on the path to victory. Yet one ...

Bing Crosby once shared with his nephew the hardest performance of "White Christmas" he ever gave, serenading G.I.s in the ...

Eighty years ago, Britain celebrated its first peacetime Christmas since 1938. It was a time of hope indeed, but a look ...