Tag: ww2

Historic bomb-proof fort Number One, The Thames goes on sale for £2m

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John Glover - June 30, 2020

A REMOTE 165 year-old bomb proof gun tower has come back on the market for four times the price it was sold for six...

Future Generations to learn about the forgotten 51st Highland Division

Business

John Glover - June 8, 2020

The incredible bravery of the 51st Highland Division, which remained on the continent after the Dunkirk evacuations and were eventually captured at St Valéry-en-Caux, has...

Dramatic moment torpedo from attack that sank HMS Royal Oak is detonated – 80 years after tragedy that claimed over 800

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Kirsty Stewart - December 11, 2019

DRAMATIC video shows the moment a torpedo from a German U-boat attack that killed over 800 British sailors was finally detonated - 80 years...

Property “a million miles from anywhere” was secret base where resistance fighters prepared to take on Hitler

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John Glover - December 5, 2019

HISTORY buffs with £600,000 to spare have the chance to live in a former country house where resistance fighters once prepared to fight Hitler. Hazells...

Scotlands WW1 Story by 100 Young Artists

Entertainment

Joe Hutchison - September 3, 2019

One hundred stories of Scotland’s WW1 - told through the perspective of 100 young artists - feature in an innovative new installation launched today...