Spain sent thousands of volunteers to fight alongside Nazi Germany against the Soviets. This is the brutal, hidden story of the Blue Division.

Picture the scene. It is the Eastern Front in 1943 and you are a German soldier on the frontline. In the distance, you can see and hear a line of T-34 tanks trundling and clacking towards your ...

The British government claimed that eating carrots helped its fighter pilots shoot down German planes at night. In truth, the Royal Air Force relied on top-secret radar ...

Polish military forces are unprepared for the ferocity of Germany's attack.When efforts to negotiate a withdrawal fail, Britain and France declare war on Germany. World War II begins. May ...

contributed to the war effort, met servicemen and fell in love, and worried about the boys they knew who were overseas. Click on a name to see a biography and a link to video interviews ...