Operation Chariot has been considered the most significant raid in British military history. The amphibious attack had little ...

Divers recently discovered the wreck of a German submarine and the Royal Navy Q-ship that sank it in February 1917 Sean Kingsley - History Correspondent Diver Chris de Putron inspects the wreck of the ...

Top-secret World War II maps used by Allied troops for the D-Day landings have sold at auction for £23,000 (over $30,000) - ...

The document details "Operation Nestegg", which was successfully carried out to liberate the Channel Islands in May 1945. Credit: Hansons Auctioneers Top-secret WW2 British military plans have been ...

NEW YORK — Operation Mincemeat was not about baking tasty little seasonal pies but the name given to an elaborate 1943 ruse concocted by the British intelligence services to clear out thousands of ...

Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more During WWII, the British famously ran many spy operations. In fact, Ian Fleming based ...

A copy of the top secret plan for the liberation of the Channel Islands at the end of World War Two has sold at auction for more than three times its expected price. The 50-page document, codenamed ...