The radical wartime diet that saved Britain in World War II

Eighty years since the end of World War II, the British are recalling many battles fought on the path to victory. Yet one ...

at Parham Airfield Museum

Peter Kindred grew up in a farmhouse stuffed with World War Two arms and explosives. His father's Home Guard uniform was ...
Dark Footage Official on MSN

Britain’s secret island where a WW2 experiment poisoned the land for 50 years

In 1942, British scientists carried out a classified military experiment on the remote island of Gruinard off the coast of ...
The Economist

Britain’s second-world-war veterans are dying out

Winston Churchill was clear. “My dear friends,” he said on May 8th 1945, standing on a balcony in Whitehall to address the cheering crowds below. “This is your hour.” Victory, he said, did not belong ...
The National Interest on MSN

How a British magician (may have) outsmarted the Nazis in World War II

The legend of Jasper Maskelyne, a British stage magician who helped hide Allied military installations during World War II, ...
Food & Wine

Would You Eat Dried Eggs? Inside the Curious World War II Phenomenon

Amid global egg shortages, let’s look back at a wartime staple: powdered eggs. “Eggs are extremely perishable and fragile, and so there is always a lot of interest in trying to extend that shelf life ...
Military.com

British World War II Veteran Becomes Golf Champ at 101

Archie Hemsley may be 101, but his mastery on the golf course is a sight to behold. Hemsley, a British World War II veteran, recently bested 30 other competitors at a tournament for golfers age 80 and ...