A knocked-out US Sherman along a Normandy hedgerow in June 1944 (Image: Ullstein Bild via Getty)At the end of June 1944, Lance Corporal Ken Tout was still waiting to be allocated a new Sherman tank....

The war in Burma has been dismissed by some as a strategic sideshow, in the sense that winning or losing was not decisive in ending the conflict. This began with the ‘Germany First’ policy agreed...

An iconic Supermarine Spitfire (MK Vb) pictured in 1941 (Image: Getty)That the defeat of Germany and victory in Europe was possible at all in 1945 was not something that hinged solely upon the...

The shattered city of Rotterdam In The Netherlands in May 1940 after the Luftwaffe bombing campaign (Image: Gamma-Keystone via Getty)For months, British soldiers dug trenches, drank tea, trained...

A West African country, embroiled in a brutal civil war until 2003, has the smallest army on the entire continent as it plots a route to continued peace. Liberia, one of the only African states to...

UK announces further £450m military support to Ukraine2 hours agoRuth Comerford & Alys DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe government has announced a further £450m of military support to Kyiv, as the...

UK announces further £450m military support to Ukraine53 minutes agoGetty ImagesThe government has announced a further £450m of military support to Kyiv, as the UK and Germany prepare to host a...

UK announces further £450m military support to Ukraine53 minutes agoGetty ImagesThe government has announced a further £450m of military support to Kyiv, as the UK and Germany prepare to host a...

Tracking the world's major cocaine route to Europe - and why it's growing5 hours agoIone WellsSouth America correspondentReporting fromGuayaquil, EcuadorBBC"The Albanian mafia would call me and say:...

If you're dreaming of whitewashed houses, calm waters, and sun-drenched serenity but want to escape the tourist crowds of Mykonos, there's a hidden gem of the Aegean waiting to be discovered:...

Myanmar quake toll passes 1,600 as people dig for survivors with bare hands2 hours agoBBC BurmeseThe number of people known to have died following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar has risen to...

Myanmar junta continues air strikes after devastating earthquake30 minutes agoRebecca HenschkeBBC Eye InvestigationsBBCMyanmar's military junta has continued to bomb parts of the war-torn country...

A prominent anti-Brexit member of the European Parliament has called for a "United States of Europe" warning that failure to act could see the continent ending up "on the menu of imperial empires"....

Increase sanctions on Russia to secure peace, Starmer says4 hours agoJames Gregory and Laura GozziBBC NewsWestern sanctions on Russia need to be increased, not weakened, in order to bring it to the...