Dover Castle stands imperious overlooking the harbour and across the sea to France. Underneath this imposing castle lies a ...

The year 2020 marked the 80th anniversary of the evacuation of more than 300,000 Allied soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk, France between May 26th and June 4th 1940, during World War II. British, ...

A crucial component to the success of the D-Day landings was the airborne bombing assault targeting German military infrastructure in the months leading up to D-Day. The main objective was to reduce, ...

Golf originated on the eastern coast of Scotland. In those early days players would attempt to hit a pebble over sand dunes and around tracks using a bent stick or club. “Golf is an exercise which is ...

Wooden aircraft set on mock airfields, fake ships in fake ports and inflatable Sherman tanks that could be lifted and moved ...

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On the 2nd June 1953, the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II took place and the whole country joined in celebration. This is a personal account of that momentous day: “The only problem on the actual day ...