VJ Day: Fighting With The British Pacific Fleet
The lasting impact of VJ Day on WWII veterans
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VJ Day VJ Day: Veterans' Voices
Hear from veterans of the 'Far East' conflict
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VJ Day VJ Day: Working On The Death Railway
The horrors POWs faced working on the infamous 'Death Railway' in Burma
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VJ Day VJ Day: Liberating Hong Kong
We hear from a veteran who helped free Hong Kong from the Japanese
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VJ Day VJ Day: Working The Mines
August 15, 2020, marks 75 years since the end of World War II
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VJ Day VJ Day: The Burma Veteran
This week marks 75 years since Japan surrendered and ended World War II
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VJ Day VJ Day: 70 Years On
How did we remember VJ Day five years ago?
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Navy Who Was The Last Navy Victoria Cross Winner?
Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray's final act, sinking the Amakusa, earned him the Victoria Cross.
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Remembrance VJ Day And The War In The Pacific
Victory over Japan Day had been a long time coming – learn about the gruelling campaign that led to it …
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UK Hiroshima: Children Make Peace Symbols To Mark Bombing's 75th Anniversary
The attack on the Japanese city was the first use of the atomic bomb in warfare and caused unprecedented death and devastation.
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WWII British Normandy Memorial Approaches 'Final Stages' Of Construction
After a year’s work and the interruption of the coronavirus pandemic, builders in Ver-sur-Mer are adding the finishing touches.
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WWII Hiroshima Survivors Vow To Continue Telling Their Stories 75 Years On
The atomic bomb on Hiroshima 75 years ago killed 140,000 people.
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Food Cheese: An Essential Item Of WW2 Propaganda
While rationing was in place cheese really came into it's own
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WWII RAF Honington Commemorates Czechoslovak WWII Squadron
311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron was formed at the Suffolk base in 1940 and suffered the heaviest losses of any Czech formation in the RAF.
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Film Is Tom Hanks' Greyhound The Most Realistic Movie About War At Sea Ever Made?
The Expert view on the new Apple TV blockbuster ...
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UK Battle Of Britain Memorial Day Commemorated Online
The annual event had to be cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.