2+ week, 6+ hour ago   (445+ words) Donald Turrell was just 17 when he enlisted in the Army, having forged a letter from his parents A Second World War veteran who served in the Normandy campaign after lying about his age has died at 101, according to a charity....

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (703+ words) THE ARTICLES ON THESE PAGES ARE PRODUCED BY CHINA DAILY, WHICH TAKES SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENTS Josephine Duff McIntosh Olsson searched intently for a man’s name on the Lisbon Maru survivors’ memorial wall at Zhoushan Marine Cultural and Art…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (547+ words) A postcard belonging to a World War I soldier whose body was found with five comrades during an excavation has helped reunite distant descendants more than a century after his death on the Western Front. Dozens of mourners attended a…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (412+ words) Layton revealed his family chose to anglicise his family name of Lowy to Layton Glass artist Peter Layton has described his Austrian-Jewish family’s escape from Nazi persecution before the Second World War as a "total miracle". The 89-year-old, a pivotal…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (756+ words) D-Day was supposed to happen on June 5, 1944. The story of why it ultimately took place on June 6 is one that has been a bit lost to history, consumed by the larger events surrounding it. The tense 72 hours before the invasion…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (630+ words) Enthusiasts have rebuilt the aircraft using abandoned government plans from 1940 Ninety years after its inaugural flight, the legendary Supermarine Spitfire may be poised for a return to production, driven by the ambition of a dedicated team of enthusiasts. A concept…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (613+ words) The Supermarine Spitfire could go back into production 90 years after its first flight – if the dreams of a team of enthusiasts are realised. The next generation of the aircraft, a concept model called the Aerolite Spitfire Type 433, has been built…...