A FORMER resident of Blandford remembers a childhood shaped by war, tragedy and resilience as the country celebrates VE day 80th Anniversary.

Narratives from the Heart of a Veteran by Lt-Gen Baljit Singh is a powerful account of extraordinary courage, sacrifice, and ...

As part of World War II’s strategy to liberate Italy from the Nazis, the Allies sent an invasion force of 36,000 troops with ...

The Yakovlev Yak-9 and North American P-51 Mustang are two of the most infamous fighters of the Second World War.

People from home and abroad have paid tribute to the legendary Canadian surgeon Norman Bethune, who treated patients ...

When Allied forces landed on the Italian coast at Anzio 81 years ago, they began a four-month battle that left some 7,000 of their 100,000 troops dead. That toll included 58 soldiers from the Keystone ...

A month later, William, a major in the British Army, was killed by a sniper in Belgium. She remained in England and fell for still-married William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam.

Sherman tanks would be an important part of the Allies' arsenal during World War II ... by British troops, distinguishing themselves at the Second Battle of El Alamein in the hands of the 8th ...

A month later, William, a major in the British Army, was killed by a sniper in Belgium. She remained in England and fell for still-married William Wentworth-Fitzwilliam, 8th Earl Fitzwilliam.

In August 1950, the reservists who had fought in World War II were called up again and ... Under the direct command of the Eighth United States Army Headquarters, they were committed to operations ...

The land grant program became colloquially known as “40 acres and a mule”—the mule part coming later when, according to Gates, Sherman subsequently ordered that the Army could lend ... who were ...