(Image credit: Airfix) This D-Day Battlefront set comes with a diorama base, Sherman tank, Tiger tank, British paratroopers, German infantry, and a forward command base (a ruined French cottage). This ...

A remarkable piece of British cinema history has just landed on ITVX. Released in 1943, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp - Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s celebrated satire of Britain ...

In the spring of 1940, the British and German Army confronted each other on a full scale in the Battle of France. By rapidly defeating its more numerous enemies in only 46 days, the German ...

Roy Cross, who created box art for Airfix and had a family link to Smallford, Hertfordshire, died in 2024. Postlethwaite , who is also an aviation artist, said Huxley's death marked the end of an era.

A new book, ‘The British Cat and Dog Massacre: The Real Story of World War Two’s Unknown Tragedy’ tells the heartbreaking, but little-known, story of the 750,000 dogs and cats euthanised ...

An abandoned British WW2 radar station that saved numerous lives has found itself at the heart of new proposals to build new homes. Constructed in 1943, the former Gin Head station played a ...

GM Defense is manoeuvring its Infantry Squad Vehicle and Light Duty Wheeled Vehicle (LDWV) to meet the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) segment of the British Army’s LMP as companies begin to position ...

Three Oscar-winning British World War 2 movies are streaming on BBC iPlayer for a limited time, making for a perfect marathon. By George Simpson , Film & Music Editor 14:49, Thu, Jun 27, 2024 ...

A British Royal Air Force pilot has died after the World War II era Spitfire he was flying crashed into a field in England. The RAF announced Saturday the pilot had died in a “tragic accident ...

The infantry tank was named after England's celebrated wartime prime minister Winston Churchill and commissioned in 1940 to replace the famed Matilda II tank, whose mobility shortcomings were ...

One Life is the true story of Sir Nicholas Winton who led the rescue of 669 children from almost certain death in the Holocaust. One child saved is Lady Milena Grenfell-Baines, who is now based in ...