In September 1939 Operation Pied Piper began. Its aim was to place the children of Britain’s industrial cities beyond the reach of the Luftwaffe. It was the largest mass evacuation of children...

The Dambusters raid is a well-known event of World War 2. Here, bestselling author Max Arthur has collected together first-hand accounts of the preparation, practise, organisation and the raid itself.

On 26th May 1940, the British Admiralty launched Operation Dynamo. Of the 850 ships that sailed to Dunkirk, 235 were sunk by Germanaircraft or mines, but over 338,000 troops were rescued. This...

When Germany invaded in 1940, the British community in Ypres was threatened. Some children managed to escape. But those who didn'twere armed with their linguistic skills and local knowledge;...