As a Royal Navy volunteer in World War One, he had become all too aware of the threat from Germany’s U-boats. Wilkinson decided he could use his artistic skills to protect Allied ships.

On the eve of World War One, as German forces demanded safe passage through Belgium on their way to attack France, the Belgian king refused to stand aside. What came next was unimaginable.

The World War One masterpiece, 1917, is set to be broadcast on BBC Three and its HD channel this Saturday (January 4) at 9pm. The film was co-written and directed by Sam Mendes, marking his ...

VLADIMIR Putin has been deploying chilling World-War-One-style blimps on the flashpoint Nato border. The gargantuan Zeppelin-like aircrafts have been popping up inscribed with pro-Russia ...

Credit: Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim is a fascinating experiment in adaptation. It's not adapting a novel of J.R.R. Tolkien's, but rather two ...

The first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July, 1916, saw 19,240 British soldiers killed - the deadliest day in the history of the Army Mr Maasz said a World War One internet forum had been a ...

A pistol, rifle and deactivated World War One machine gun were among the items lost or stolen from Ministry of Defence facilities over the past two years. Figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats ...

[RUNGROJ YONGRIT/EPA] A person takes photos of the crowd gathered prior to the firework display at Taiwan's Taipei 101 tower. [RITCHIE B TONGO/EPA] 1 January is a major national holiday in Japan ...

India and Bangladesh celebrated 53rd Vijay Diwas, the event which marked India's victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war, and gave birth to its eastern neighbour. (Image credit: Rahul Gandhi's X ...

The year is drawing to a close around the world, and pictures of wild celebrations are emerging as populations say goodbye to 2024. It has also seen billions of people take to the polls in ...

There’s something mesmerizing about seeing history come to life in color. These rare historical photos, some of the oldest ...