John Gomer Morris, who is now a Chelsea Pensioner, spoke to historian DAMIEN LEWIS about his incredible wartime experiences ...

The 95th Rifles were unlike any soldiers Europe had ever seen. In an age dominated by massed musket volleys and[...] ...

In this episode of WW2 Wayfinder we join the 2024 Commando March in Normandy, retracing the route taken by British Commandos ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Operation Chariot has been considered the most significant raid in British military history. The amphibious attack had little chance of success. Still, the British Commandos assigned to the mission ...

Leidos has unveiled its Sea Dagger autonomous Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) concept developed as part of a modernization program that aims to provide 24 advanced surface craft for deploying UK ...

During World War II, Japan was exceptionally innovative in aviation. The nation produced the infamous Mitsubishi A6M "Zero," which devastated the Allies in the early phases of the conflict, and other ...

VJ DAY: Even 80 years on, the inhumane treatment meted out to Allied captives during the Second World War by the Japanese remains hugely controversial. It was a silent, poignant protest. Spurning an ...

When Capt Yavar Abbas stood on stage in front of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Friday, he wasn't expecting to make headlines. He was at the official commemoration for the 80th anniversary of ...

The top secret plan sold for £3,800 at auction A copy of the top secret plan for the liberation of the Channel Islands at the end of World War Two has sold at auction for more than three times its ...

An Afghan hero who risked enemy fire carrying the body of a British special forces soldier down a mountain alongside the now-Veterans Minister Al Carns has been attacked and tortured while fleeing ...