Could poison darts have helped the Allies win in World War II? Read on below.   More »

The combined efforts of RAF Coastal Command, the U.S. Army Air Forces, and the U.S. Navy defeated German U-boats in the disputed Bay of Biscay.   More »

The war service of the RMS Queen Mary made a vital contribution to the success of the Allies.   More »

Ralph Coyne fought across the South Pacific with the Australian 2/4 Commandos.   More »

Operation Jericho was a desperate attempt to disrupt the planned executions of French Resistance prisoners.   More »

While American forces dithered outside Fort George, an armada of British reinforcements appeared through the fog in Penobscot Bay. An ignominious rout was soon under way.   More »

Irish inventor and patriot John Phillip Holland designed a submarine for the Fenian Brotherhood to use against British warships.   More »

When the formidable Sikh army, the Khalsa, crossed the Sutlej River in the Punjab, it set up an immediate confrontation with British forces. The First Sikh War had begun.   More »

Douglas Bader was a formidable foe in the air and as a prisoner of the Germans even though he had no legs.   More »

On February 10, 1846 British and Indian troops attacked the rebellious Sikh Army on the Sutlej river.   More »