A collection of rare medals belonging to a Battle of France war hero who survived being captured by the Germans is set to ...
In the early hours of May 10, 1940, a deep, unfamiliar hum pierces the quiet streets of Reykjavík. Residents, jolted awake, are drawn outside by the ominous drone of a foreign aircraft circling ...
About half of them were shot down. BBC News reports in 1940 on the extent of German air losses during the Battle of Britain. The BBC's fledgling TV service was closed down during the War and so ...