The Bismarck, the pride of the Kriegsmarine and named after Germany’s unifier Otto von Bismarck, was designed to dominate the seas with its 50,000-ton frame and deadly 15-inch guns. At the start of ...

Jackson was the only dissenting vote, accusing colleagues of a “demonstrated enthusiasm for greenlighting this President’s ...

Aircraft automation In 1914, an American, Lawrence Sperry, demonstrated gyroscope-stabilised, straight-and-level flight in ...

"That was the only time in my life he ever gave any real details, and I was in my 40s and had already done eight years of ...

Battle Summary No. 17. Naval Operations of the Campaign in Norway April-June 1940 (Naval Staff History Second World War) [British Navy] by [Great Britain] Historical Section, Naval Staff, Admiralty ...

Inspiration for young and old alike is at the heart of the Snowbirds' DNA. The squadron has been able to preserve that core ...

The weekend is finally here, and everyone is in for a treat as there are a number of great films being broadcast on the small screen.

The curtain finally fell on the Odeon cinema on September 5, 1993. Appropriately, Steven Spielberg's prehistoric dinosaur epic, Jurassic Park, was the final presentation. Manager James Tilmouth had ...

The post-war years saw immense popularity for the cinema. In 1948, attendance figures were staggering, with 25,000 people ...