During World War II, British women were factory workers, codebreakers, spies and air raid wardens. How did such roles contribute to the Allies’ victory?

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A new initiative honoring World War II British servicemen buried in the U.S. is kicking off in Virginia Beach. The Military Aviation Museum and its volunteers have joined the ...

This video highlights the intense dangers faced by pilots in the skies as split-second decisions, mechanical limits, and enemy fire could determine life or death. Through striking visuals and a brief ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Recording Evil,” a landmark documentary project exposing the largest spy operation in World War II, has started filming across ...

The legend of Jasper Maskelyne, a British stage magician who helped hide Allied military installations during World War II, has likely been embellished beyond his actual accomplishments. It would be ...

LONDON — British spies during World War II were frustrated by the lack of information-sharing with the FBI and feared Nazi agents could infiltrate Britain through America, newly declassified documents ...

In 1940, the United Kingdom endured constant German Luftwaffe raids. Aircraft and pilot losses stretched the country’s resources. Because the island was in range of German planes, safe areas for pilot ...

During World War II, British researchers conducted tests on themselves to gauge how submariners’ brains would function at extreme depths Rachel Lance - Author, Chamber Divers: The Untold Story of the ...

A British World War II bomb has been safely defused in the eastern German city of Dresden, allowing 18,000 people to return to their homes. The city's fire brigade said on Wednesday that it was the ...