In early 1943, while at Harvard, Jean Claude was drafted into the Army. He was surprised to find life there more to…
Henoch displayed a natural all-around talent in several sports, making her future accomplishments even more impressive, considering the few opportunities available for…
As Churchill liked to say, to defeat the Nazis the Russians gave their blood, the Americans their money, and Britain held out…
After the war, flak would also come to mean very strong criticism or abuse.…
The collection of letters, telegrams, and instructions was the property of the late Reginald Parker. It was found by a furloughed clerk…
In the Second World War, the dockyards and riverside factories of London’s East End were essential to the country’s struggle against the…
This unique ship is the last of over 800 tank-carrying landing craft to have served at D-Day, the amphibious Allied assault on…
Thirty years of research and hundreds of hours of interviews have resulted in this fast-paced book seeing the light of day –…
The idea ‘took off’ in the aftermath of the Dunkirk evacuation, when a German invasion seemed imminent and there was a critical…
The small building in the town of Braunau am Inn, close to the border with Germany, will be redesigned by an Austrian…