‘Hun’ became an unflattering synonym for Germans during World War I, used by Britons to emphasise their enemy’s brutality.…
The relic was removed by engineers from the country’s armed forces in Medellin, a province on the northwestern tip of the island…
Remarkably, it appears that the radio was never used: the box hissed with inrushing air when it was opened by archaeologists at…
The discovery was made by Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) in Craigielands Forest, near Moffat, while FLS was carrying out felling operations.…
The Spitfire was designed by Reginald Mitchell at the Supermarine factory in Southampton in the mid-1930s. A prototype flew from Eastleigh Aerodrome,…
Nigel West, a renowned expert who writes extensively about British intelligence, reveals in this book the operations of Britain’s overseas intelligence gathering…
On 28 June 1914, the 12th annual Tour de France began in Paris with the blast of a starter’s pistol. The same…
This campaign of terror provoked an exodus – and the Biblical term is appropriate. The French government fled, soon followed by many…
A new study has revealed that World War I helmets provided as much protection from shockwaves as their modern counterparts.…
Thought to belong to an Iron Age warrior buried over 2,000 years ago, the site includes weapons such as a sword in…