Israeli ground troops have stormed into Gaza as its air force bombarded targets and officials ordered everyone living within miles of the border to go to bunkers amid fears of fierce retaliation from Hamas. The Israel Defense Force tweeted from its official account on Thursday night: ‘IDF air and ground troops are currently attacking in … Read more
A D-Day re-enactment on a beach where American soldiers trained for the Omaha landings has been cancelled for health and safety reasons – after ‘blown sand’ and ‘surface water’ were deemed ‘too dangerous’. The annual event on Saunton Sands, Devon, is one of the biggest World War Two battle re-enactments in the UK. The shore, … Read more
A D-Day re-enactment on a beach where American soldiers trained for the Omaha landings has been cancelled for health and safety reasons – after ‘blown sand’ and ‘surface water’ were deemed ‘too dangerous’. The annual event on Saunton Sands, Devon, is one of the biggest World War Two battle re-enactments in the UK. The shore, … Read more
Preparation for Russia’s extravagant annual victory day parade has held in Moscow’s Red Square on Friday ahead of the 76th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s surrender and the end of the Second World War. The huge celebration is held every year on May 9, a day after Western Europe celebrates VE Day on May 8 due … Read more
The cramped space was home to 20 World War One soldiers shielding from the bitterly cold terrain of an Italian mountain. The men, from the Austro-Hungarian army, were engaged in fierce fighting with Italian troops in a battle known as the White War, which ended in November 1918. After the three-and-a-half-year conflict, the men’s wooden … Read more
Hillary Clinton has warned the US will face ‘huge consequences’ from President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The former secretary of state voiced her disapproval publicly for the first time in an interview with CNN on Sunday as violence erupted immediately after the US formally launched its withdrawal of 2,500 troops and … Read more
Hillary Clinton has warned the US will face ‘huge consequences’ from President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. The former secretary of state voiced her disapproval publicly for the first time in an interview with CNN on Sunday as violence erupted immediately after the US formally launched its withdrawal of 2,500 troops and … Read more
The State Department is ordering home most remaining staff at the U.S. embassy in Kabul due to security concerns after President Joe Biden announced earlier this month a full troop withdrawal from Afghanistan by September 11, 2021. All personnel have been instructed, according to a Tuesday report, to depart Afghanistan unless their jobs require them … Read more
Their uniforms, motorbikes and armoured cars covered with snow, German troops are seen battling through the harsh Russian winter during their invasion of the Soviet Union. The rare image, taken in the cold months of 1941, is among hundreds which feature in a new book about the World War Two offensive, which was code named … Read more
Their uniforms, motorbikes and armoured cars covered with snow, German troops are seen battling through the harsh Russian winter during their invasion of the Soviet Union. The rare image, taken in the cold months of 1941, is among hundreds which feature in a new book about the World War Two offensive, which was code named … Read more