Blitz, the German word for 'lightning', was applied by the British press to the tempest of heavy and frequent bombing raids carried out over Britain in 1940 and 1941. This concentrated ...

A candlelit vigil has been held to mark the 84th anniversary of a city's near destruction. About 100 people gathered at a service in the ruins of Coventry Cathedral on Thursday evening to remember ...

Sheffield Blitz Memorial Trust wants to create a larger, permanent exhibition of items from the air raids on the city centre ...

No young woman wanted to stay in every night so she’d escape by going to see Vivien Leigh in 1939’s Gone With The Wind or Carmen Miranda in Down Argentine Way (1940).” Much of the Blitz-era ...

In English, the term “The Blitz” refers to the attacks by the German Luftwaffe on Great Britain in 1940/41. In addition, the German word “Blitz” has found widespread use in English ...

The 86,000-square-foot labyrinth was built in the 1940s during the London Blitz. Now, workers are transforming it into a museum, memorial, art gallery and bar Sarah Kuta Daily Correspondent An ...

We open the 1940s songbook for a tribute to the legendary stars who kept us smiling through our darkest days. Spirit Of The Blitz recaptures the tenacious optimism of war-torn Britain on the long ...