To make D-Day a success, the Allies thought they might have to break through formidable German defences. One unconventional ...

Israeli troops are again maneuvering inside Gaza, hoping this will be the knockout blow; but Hamas is still fighting and ...

In 1615, Fathers Le Caron, Jamet, Colbeau and Duplessies, the first Christian priests in Canada, reached Quebec from France. In 1786, commercially made ice cream was sold for the first time in New ...

Sometimes figurative, sometimes abstract, he could capture a portrait in a few lines ... Kane travelled extensively, in France, Spain, Switzerland and Britain, although his affinity and intimacy with ...

On 1 July 1925, the oldest railway in the world celebrated its 100th birthday. The Stockton to Darlington Railway was the ...

For its 22nd edition, the La Gacilly Photo Festival in western France is honouring big names in British photography including Martin Parr, Terry O'Neill and Don McCullin.

In 2019, an epic D-Day commemoration marked the 75th anniversary, honoring those who died and paying tribute to surviving ...

Day, June 6, 1944, and the Allied landing in Normandy. The victory of the Allies was decisive for their final triumph in ...

Jo Harkin’s novel is a fresh and rollicking take on the mystery of fifteenth-century pretender to the English throne, Lambert ...

Veterans have gathered on the beaches of Normandy to mark the 81st anniversary of the D-Day landings — a pivotal moment ...