Fortunately Lieutenant Gidden rendered the mine safe and was awarded a prestigious George Cross for his 'great gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty'. The brave hero had previously received ...

While searching through some boxes, Sophie Parker rediscovered the precious leaf that had given her grandmother courage 80 years earlier as a spy captured during WW2.

Research into the lives of American Red Cross servicewomen in Britain during World War Two is already uncovering "largely forgotten" stories within weeks of starting. Thousands of women came to the UK ...