Explore the history of WWI and WWII from the spark of the Archduke's assassination to the global shift of the Cold War.

On March 24, 1945, the largest single-day airborne assault in history dropped 16,000 paratroopers on the eastern bank of the ...

However, when the war was declared against Germany on September 3, 1939, this was replaced by the National Service (Armed ...

As the conflict spills over into the wider region, and WW3 fears grow, we have taken a look at what refusing conscription ...

A new book recalls the colourful, contested past of the individual countries that make up the UK and Ireland... and some of ...

By James Mackenzie BERLIN, March 2 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a delicate task on Tuesday when he ...

Curious about the shortest war in history? Explore the fascinating Anglo-Zanzibar War of 1896, which lasted just 38 minutes.

Soon the country’s armed forces budget could exceed those of Britain and France combined. In Paris, there are concerns that ...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s visit to Washington, long planned, is now likely to be dominated by discussions of the attack, ...

Publication of an intercepted cable exposed a clumsy German effort to forge an alliance with Mexico and helped propel the ...

Four years after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Germany's economy has transformed, impacted by the effects of war.

A new book chronicles the tense negotiations that secured the return of nearly 3,000 Allied civilians held by the Japanese ...