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SAINSBURYS CHRISTMAS AD IS A DANGEROUS AND DISRESPECTFUL MASTERPIECE


Perhaps the greatest truism, even cliche about the first world war is that nobody ever really understood why it happened, what it was all about... READ MORE

14th November, 2014 14494

HUMANITARIAN CRISIS EVOKES EUROPES DARKEST HOUR


In Europe, we benefited from humanitarian assistance and the acceptance of refugees after the disaster that was World War II, Mr. Roth said... READ MORE

4th September, 2015 12691

WORLD LEADERS ACCUSED OF SHAMEFUL FAILURE OVER REFUGEE CRISIS


Almost 4 million people displaced from Syria have registered with the UN high commissioner for refugees... READ MORE

15th June, 2015 2892

EUROPE'S CURRENT ANTI-MIGRANT RHETORIC CARRIES ECHOES OF 1930S ANTI-SEMITISM


Even during World War II, let alone before it started, antisemitism was rife in American political and public life... READ MORE

2nd September, 2015 2125

70 YEARS LATER HOW WORLD WAR II CHANGED AMERICA


Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country... READ MORE

18th July, 2015 1627

LES MUNRO, LAST OF THE DAMBUSTERS PILOTS, DIES IN NEW ZEALAND


In March, Munro offered to sell his numerous war medals to donate funds to the Bomber Command Memorial in London's Green Park that honours his comrades... READ MORE

4th August, 2015 1612

'NAZI GOLD TRAIN' FOUND IN POLAND COULD BELONG TO RUSSIA AS COMPENSATION FOR WW2


Nazi 'gold train' Treasure could be claimed by Russia as compensation for Second World War... READ MORE

30th August, 2015 1067

GRAPH OF WORLD WARS BY NUMBER DEAD AND DURATION OF CONFLICT SHOWS HOW WAR IS VERY MUCH NOT BEHIND US


It might be 100 years since the Great War, but the world remains a very turbulent place... READ MORE

11th November, 2014 1044

ABANDONED WORLD WAR II STRUCTURES, IN PICTURES


Photographer Marc Wilson's series of abandoned World War II military buildings and their surrounding landscapes... READ MORE

3rd November, 2015 947

'WE CAN DO IT!' HUNDREDS DRESS UP AS WWII ICON ROSIE THE RIVETER


They'd just tentatively broken the Guinness World Record for most Rosies in one place since WWII... READ MORE

16th August, 2015 863

WWII TANK WAS STASHED IN 78-YEAR-OLD'S CELLAR


Prosecutors meanwhile are investigating whether possession of the tank torpedo anti-aircraft gun and other weapons violates Germany's War Weapons Control Act... READ MORE

6th July, 2015 742

THE FIRST WORLD WAR IS STILL WITH US. THATS WHY WE REMEMBER


What is so striking about the first world war is that it has long stirred a symmetrical hostility in the collective folklore of the right... READ MORE

2nd November, 2015 545

V-J DAY: RARE COLOUR ARCHIVE FOOTAGE SHOWS PEOPLE CELEBRATING END OF WORLD WAR II


Video V-J Day rare colour archive footage shows people celebrating end of World War II... READ MORE

14th August, 2015 490

HUNDREDS OF PAIRS OF SHOES OF NAZI PRISONERS DISCOVERED IN POLISH FOREST


Ms Drywa also speculated that the shoes may once have lain in the camp's rubbish tip... READ MORE

19th October, 2015 482

NAZI TANK, TORPEDO AND FLAK CANNON DISCOVERED IN A BASEMENT IN GERMANY


Police searching in a villa in a wealthy German suburb have found a Second World War tank, a torpedo and other illegal weaponry in the basement... READ MORE

3rd July, 2015 466

WORLD WAR I: ANIMALS AT WAR, IN PICTURES


Horses, donkeys, mules and camels carried food, water, ammunition and medical supplies to men at the front, and dogs and pigeons carried messages... READ MORE

11th November, 2015 460

'IRISH' TOURIST TAKES ON ANGRY MOB OF TURKISH SHOPKEEPERS


An action-packed video of a man described as an 'Irish tourist' street-fighting a mob of angry shopkeepers has surfaced in Turkey... READ MORE

26th August, 2015 407

THE REAL WORLD SMALL ARMS THAT INSPIRED THE WEAPONS OF 'STAR WARS'


Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side Han Solo aboard the Millennium Falcon enroute to Alderaan... READ MORE

20th October, 2015 365

UK BONDS THAT FINANCED FIRST WORLD WAR TO BE REDEEMED 100 YEARS LATER


4 consols was issued in 1927 by Winston Churchill, then chancellor, to refinance national war bonds originating from the first world war... READ MORE

31st October, 2014 265

NAZI UNDERGROUND SHELTER FOUND IN GOLD TRAIN TUNNELS


His conference was hosted by Walbrzych regional authorities, who said they have officially registered his information and are seeking state funds for the exploration... READ MORE

12th September, 2015 251

THE PICTURE THAT MOVED A WORLD


The tragic pictures of little Aylan Kurdi are certainly different... READ MORE

3rd September, 2015 134

HOW PEACE WAS NEGOTIATED WITH JAPAN TO END WORLD WAR II , IN PICTURES


VJ Day How peace was negotiated with Japan to end World War II, in pictures... READ MORE

14th August, 2015 131

NEW ZEALANDER WHO WAS LAST WWII 'DAMBUSTER' PILOT DIES AT 96


John Leslie Les Munro was born in Gisborne, on New Zealand's North Island, in 1919... READ MORE

4th August, 2015 129

QUEEN LEADS REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY CEREMONY AT CENOTAPH


More than 200,000 Irish volunteers served in the British army during the first world war... READ MORE

9th November, 2014 128

U.S. VET, 93, RECALLS SEPT. 2, 1945, SURRENDER DAY WELL, HELPED WIRE SERVICES SPREAD THE NEWS


Stephen Dennis remembers Sept. 2, 1945, well. It was the day the Japanese officially surrendered in World War II and the day he helped news organizations g... READ MORE

1st September, 2015 113

RUSSIAN REGION BANS BRITISH HISTORIANS' BOOKS ON SECOND WORLD WAR


Russian region bans british historians books on second world war... READ MORE

5th August, 2015 110

FEMALE ZOOKEEPER DIES AFTER BEING ATTACKED BY TIGER


Employee at hamilton zoo in new zealand dies after tragic incident involving sumatran tiger... READ MORE

20th September, 2015 110

JAPAN MARKS 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF SURRENDER


The problem is that Yasukuni Shrine has been "stolen" by those who want to politicise the nation's history... READ MORE

15th August, 2015 107

DID YOU KNOW WALT DISNEY DESIGNED THE WORLDS WEIRDEST GAS MASK?


When World War II broke out, were Washington school children issued gas masks?... READ MORE

13th September, 2015 100

70 YEARS LATER HOW WORLD WAR II CHANGED AMERICA


Even as World War II was ending 70 years ago, Americans already knew it had transformed their country... READ MORE

18th July, 2015 98


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