One of their favourite scenes involves a harried Major General Urquhart being offered a cup of tea as communications collapse and his plan goes up in smoke - very British indeed. Though the real ...

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The Worcestershire Regiment was the last available reserve of the British defence and fought against the Germans alone, leaving 187 men from the county wounded or dead. Mr Walker said ...

Our world has been shaped by two all-consuming conflicts - and by a global superpower stand-off that brought the world to the brink of destruction. Explore the in-depth sections below.