Sonia Sofia Stefanidou, a Greek woman who served as a nurse in 1941, and later went on to operate as a spy against the German ...

There are an estimated 10,300 war memorials across Scotland. They can be found within the hearts of cities, towns and villages, around ...

In 1940, the United Kingdom endured constant German Luftwaffe raids. Aircraft and pilot losses stretched the country’s ...

A new boathouse can now be built on the site, which was used by Team GB rowers in May 2021 [Getty Images] A project to revamp a facility used by the country's elite rowers has been approved. British ...

On the morning of May 10 1940, Nazi Germany launched its invasion into the Netherlands, Belgium and eventually France. Yet on that fateful morning, there was another invasion, albeit one by sea. Two ...

The Battle of Cape Passero (1940) unfolded in the early hours of October 12, during World War II. British cruiser hms Ajax, on a scouting mission after a Malta supply operation, encountered seven ...

A British soldier who died of a gunshot wound after being injured by a bomb in Ukraine was 'concerned about how war casualties were being dealt with', and inquest has heard. Former Royal Marine ...

Long before the rest of the country was ready for war, undergraduate opinion at Harvard in the year 1916 had crystallized. Under the slogan Preparedness, the alma mater of tub-thumping Teddy Roosevelt ...

Background: Improved oxygen uptake improves soccer performance as regards distance covered, involvements with the ball, and number of sprints. Large improvements in oxygen uptake have been shown using ...

Correspondence to Professor Tim J Gabbett, Gabbett Performance Solutions, Brisbane, QLD, Australia and University of Southern Queensland, Institute for Resilient Regions, Ipswich, QLD, Australia; ...