German soldiers entered World War II believing British troops were weak and unwilling to fight. Through battles from Dunkirk to Normandy, that belief was tested, challenged, and ultimately overturned.

Landing on Sword Beach amid heavy fire, British commandos led by Lord Lovat advanced into combat accompanied by a bagpiper. The transcript recounts their role in linking up with airborne forces, ...

Jim Gettings managed to obtain a week's leave in 1944 to marry his fiancé A centenarian has shared his precious memories of Christmas 1945. Dubbed "Victory Christmas", it was the first time Britain ...

Peter Kindred grew up in a farmhouse stuffed with World War Two arms and explosives. His father's Home Guard uniform was hanging in a wardrobe upstairs; the munitions must relate to his time in "Dad's ...

"We grew up with my father's revolver in the desk in the front room; the cupboards were full of .22 ammunition," said Peter Kindred Peter Kindred grew up in a farmhouse stuffed with World War Two arms ...