In 1928, the V&A acquired a previously unknown portrait. It shows the Black Jamaican polymath Francis Williams (c. 1690-1762), dressed in a wig, surrounded by books and scientific instruments. Fara ...

Conditions and Politics in Occupied Western Europe Digital collection of historical documents based on British Foreign Office information files gathered from across German-occupied territories during ...

By midday on February 15, large-scale fires had spread, killing thousands of people and almost completely reducing the Old ...

These lesson plans explore how propaganda and hate speech were used by the Nazis during the Holocaust. Lessons encourage critical thinking about the effects of propaganda on people and society.

More than 25,000 people died during the Allied firebombing of the city of Dresden, Germany, from February 13 to 15, 1945.

Based on Ben Macintyre’s book, the film tells the incredible true story of one of the most audacious military deceptions of World War II. Set in 1943, Operation Mincemeat follows two British ...

The 1940's is largely considered as one of the most influential eras in British cinema, despite the fact that Hollywood ...

Players will need to be on the lookout for various Propaganda Posters in Sniper Elite: Resistance. These posters are a new feature among the long line of Sniper Elite games and will make a sound ...

For years, scores of unexploded practice bombs dating to World War II lay buried beneath the feet ... The first two bombs found were removed by the British Army, the British Ministry of Defense ...

Under President Donald Trump’s second administration, Britain will settle for a merely functional relationship with its ...

And did it last? WW2: How close did D-Day come to failure? documentWW2: How close did D-Day come to failure? Over 150,000 British, US and Canadian soldiers had landed by air and sea and pushed ...