For much of World War II, British tanks were plagued by mechanical issues, weak armor, and underpowered guns—often rushed into service or stuck in long, troubled development cycles. Many proved ...

Winston Churchill was clear. “My dear friends,” he said on May 8th 1945, standing on a balcony in Whitehall to address the cheering crowds below. “This is your hour.” Victory, he said, did not belong ...

Britain's oldest Second World War veteran, also believed to be Britain's oldest man, Donald Rose, has passed away aged 110. The D-Day veteran was born on Christmas Eve in 1914, the same year that ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A new initiative honoring World War II British servicemen buried in the U.S. is kicking off in Virginia Beach. The Military Aviation Museum and its volunteers have joined the ...

The legend of Jasper Maskelyne, a British stage magician who helped hide Allied military installations during World War II, has likely been embellished beyond his actual accomplishments. It would be ...

The inspiration for this article came from an April 21, 2025, piece by guest author Kevin Wilkins for Vintage Aviation News titled “The American Airfields Where British Pilots Learned to Fly.” To wit: ...

Archie Hemsley may be 101, but his mastery on the golf course is a sight to behold. Hemsley, a British World War II veteran, recently bested 30 other competitors at a tournament for golfers age 80 and ...

During World War II, British officer Dudley Clarke led A Force, a Cairo-based military unit that fed false information to the Germans Robert Hutton - Author, The Illusionist: The True Story of the Man ...