In a small urban park in Taiwan, more than 4,000 names are etched into a granite wall — most of them British and American ...

As we mark 80 years since the end of the second world war, we must not forget the many thousands whose lives were taken or ...

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Sky History in the UK is marking the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, August 15, with a line-up of new commissions ...

In 1943, Subhash Chandra Bose hoisted the Tricolour in Port Blair, renamed the Andamans as Shaheed Island and the Nicobars as ...

British troops led by an eccentric genius. With their distinctive slouch hats, the Chindits were the highly trained special ...

In a small urban park in northern Taiwan, more than 4,000 names are etched into a granite wall — most of them British and US servicemen held by the Japanese during World War II. The somber memorial ...

It’s why the 80th anniversary of VJ Day matters so much more to people in Cambridge than last May’s remembrance of VE Day.