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A Greek-speaking British spy carried out solo espionage missions during WWII, inspiring Ian Fleming’s James Bond character.
A Royal Navy warship has shadowed a Russian submarine as it travelled through the English Channel. Portsmouth-based HMS Tyne was deployed as part of a Nato operation to keep a watch on the kilo-class ...
George Spencer was on a tropical island in the South Pacific Ocean when celebrations erupted around the world to mark the end ...
The grant will revitalize the RAF Museum Midlands and create a new Royal Marines Experience at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
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WW2 Human Torpedo Attacks
Manned human torpedoes were first conceived by the British Royal Navy in the early 1900s, but it was Italy that first used ...
KING Charles evoked the VE Day spirit with a stirring speech that echoed the words of his grandfather exactly 80 years ago.
Following Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the United States was thrust into a global conflict.
Through assiduous research and well-paced narrative, Simon Parkin has given us an extraordinary, little-known story from World War II: the turning point in the Battle of the Atlantic. Its subjects ...
On the eve of VE Day, Ronald Butcher, 98, has opened up about his astonishing childhood at sea for the first time because "We ...
A war veteran whose ship was missed by a torpedo by feet just days before VE Day says he is “frightened” as he can see a ...
TE Lawrence is a Slugger regular from Belfast As the UK celebrates the 80th anniversary of victory in Europe during World War ...
A 100-year-old Second World War veteran has recalled getting tipsy as he turned 21 amid VE Day celebrations on a Royal Navy ...