As witnesses to death and devastation on the Home Front, children living during World War Two learned to grow up fast.
Former Taunton headmaster Paddy West, aged 91, reflects on his teaching legacy, WWII memories, and community impact at Heathfield School.
A NEW book chronicles how Warrington endured through the Second World War. 'Warrington at War', by Janice Hayes, details how the community prepared for and navigated the challenges of the conflict.
There are very few local newspapers existing from the time of World War II, but fortunately the area papers which are extant carried news from Cocke County. Today’s column will ...
The everyday sight of a German bomber engulfed in flames and skimming my neighbours’ rooftops did little to faze me as a young boy growing up during the height of the Second World War. If anything, ...
The German Submarine branch of the Kriegsmarine was one of the most fear-inducing branches of the German military apparatus during the Second World War. It wasn’t always that way though. As a matter ...
PARIS, Oct 22 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA), opens new tab said on Wednesday the worldwide fleet of dedicated freighter aircraft by all makers should rise to 3,420 in the next 20 years, or a 45% ...
Japanese ace pilot Hiromichi Shinohara, also known as "The Richthofen of the Orient," claimed 58 victories in a span of only three months. The 26-year-old pilot did not have any combat experience ...