The Fortress of Bir Hakeim served as one of the most important strongholds of the Free French Army against General Erwin ...

Prepare to crank those amps up to eleven.

As German paratroopers fought to secure a foothold on Crete, Allied forces launched urgent counterattacks to regain lost ground. Around the vital Maleme airfield, New Zealand and British units tried ...

20/5/1941. Under the code name 'Operation Mercury', Germany begins the airborne invasion of Crete. But the Nazis' estimations for an easy victory prove wrong. A throwback to the legendary Battle of ...

The men in the 100-odd Hurricanes, Beaufighters and Baltimores were mostly Britons, with an eager edge of Greeks. For the first time the Royal Hellenic Air Force, built up in the Middle East, was ...