Few historic sites are as well-preserved as London’s Churchill War Rooms, which have benefited from their location in a ...
NARRATOR:'Connie Hoe was born in London's Chinatown in 1922 to an English ... of filmmaker John Boorman’s childhood memories during WW2. Such activities can deepen and secure, knowledge and ...
Holland and Germany during the conflict. He also received France’s Legion D’Honneur — but says he has never been invited to the top services in London. The former gas worker, who was born on ...
A code-breaker who played a key role in decrypting German messages during World War Two has been ... of 193 Rosendale Road in West Dulwich, south London. Dr Susan Skedd, blue plaques historian ...
Air-raid sirens first sounded the warning in London in September 1939. They became an almost daily part of life in the capital a year later during the height of the Blitz. When people heard the ...
The bomb was found at George V Dock on Sunday during planned work at the east London airport. The Royal Navy said the bomb would be exploded underwater overnight and the airport should reopen on ...