A copy of the top secret plan for the liberation of the Channel Islands from Nazi occupation at the end of World War Two will go on display in Jersey. Codenamed Operation Nestegg, the 50-page document ...

This episode tells the story of a secret weapon that transformed air defense during World War II. It follows the scientists, ...

From Narnia to Alice in Wonderland, Britain’s best adventures begin with hidden doors or secret tunnels — and this is a tale with both. Behind an unmarked blue door in London’s Chancery Lane, the ...

A German submarine torpedoed the S.S. Pennsylvania Sun on July 15, 1942, destroying 107,500 barrels of U.S. Navy fuel oil. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons Early on June 29, 1942, the 8,032-ton ...

Hollywood got a lot of mileage out of World War II, spinning stories for decades after the last shot was fired. But those movies didn’t tell you everything. For one thing, few addressed the reality ...