Conventional wisdom claims the bizarre camouflage pattern worked and helped turn ... One of those downed boats, a British hospital vessel called the HMHS Lanfranc reportedly resulted in 40 deaths.

Charlotte "Betty" Webb worked at Bletchley Park, the famous British code-breaking center, where she was responsible for sorting intercepted German communications. She later paraphrased Japanese ...

Charlotte "Betty" Webb worked at Bletchley Park, the famous British code-breaking center ... continue to take pride in her service during WWII and beyond, and as a champion of female veterans ...

The weather at sea, particularly around the British coasts, constantly changes. And so no single pattern of camouflage could hide these ships from a U-Boat’s periscope. Wilkinson’s idea looked ...

This is how rationing shaped life on the WWII homefront. Canada Votes | Harper introduces Poilievre at huge Edmonton rally David Bowie’s daughter paves her own way with debut album release ...

NEW YORK — Operation Mincemeat was not about baking tasty little seasonal pies but the name given to an elaborate 1943 ruse concocted by the British intelligence services to clear out thousands ...

As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, Chinese and British publishers hosted a series of events to pay tribute to the victory at the ongoing London ...

The remains of a soldier from Massachusetts whose aircraft crashed in Europe during World War II in 1945 have been identified, and he will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery, the Defense POW ...

Examining snakes, the researchers categorized how the animals used patterns of UV color and tested ... Crowell surmises it has to do with camouflage. Birds, which can also see UV color, are ...

Residents have been evacuated from their homes after a suspected WWII bomb was found. Kent Police were contacted at 09.18GMT on Thursday following the discovery in a garden on Kirby Road ...