The first-ever glider-borne assault in history and one of the most daring operations of the Second World War, carried out by German forces during the opening stages of the invasion of France and the Low Countries in May 1940.

An account of the abortive plan for a joint Italian-German invasion of Malta in 1942.

The mystery and controversies surrounding the sinking of the British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious in the Norwegian Sea on 8th June 1940.

In April 1944, a dress rehearsal for the Allied landings in Normandy resulted in the deaths of several hundred U.S. servicemen.