A critical advantage to the Mosquito’s wooden construction was its relatively light weight—giving it a fantastic top speed of ...

Already running short in some sizes, the Clarks Originals 75th anniversary desert boots are now on the shelves.

The Hawker Hurricane was not as attractive or streamlined as the Spitfire, and it failed to capture the public’s respect in ...

Rolls-Royce carried some of the most iconic high-ranking military figures during the war, including Churchill, President ...

Independent readers share their views on conscription – from ‘necessary evil’ to ‘waste of time’ - THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: ...

fresh back from the battlefield and still using his standard-issue military boots, came up with something which would soon become as quintessentially British as London buses and red telephone boxes.

Between the 1950s and 1970s, the UK sparred with Iceland over fishing rights in the North Atlantic, in what became known in the British press as the "Cod Wars". The Icelandic ex-fishermen visited ...

In recent days, at least five B-2 stealth bombers have deployed to Diego Garcia, a British military base used by the US in the Indian Ocean. More are reportedly en route. Image: Map: OpenStreetMap ...

World War I and World War II. (Wikimedia Commons) The British wisely fancied him. During four decades of service that saw him receive more than 30 military medals, Carton de Wiart transformed ...

British soldiers in Kuwait say ... None had the new standard issue desert boot. Three had the black leather boots which are standard Army issue for Europe. And one, Signaller Paul Williams ...

Pituffik is the only U.S. military base on Greenland. The American military presence in Greenland began during World War II, when Greenland was a Danish colony. After Nazi Germany occupied Denmark ...