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The Fairey Battle offered great improvement over the biplanes it superseded but in the harsh reality of combat it failed disastrously.

Much was expected of the Blenheim IV but its crews suffered heavy losses in the opening years of World War II.

The beginning of the Seven Years' War was a precarious time. A system of alliances brought large armies together for a battle across the European continent.

The Battle of France was brief and bitter, with great sacrifice by RAF bomber personnel. A typical example was the heroic raid on the Meuse bridges on May 12 1940.

Hero of the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane's exploits tend to be overshadowed by the Spitfire, but it was the Hurricane that claimed the lion's share of victories.

During WWII, jazz became a fugitive music banned and silenced in the cafes and clubs of war-time Paris by Nazi occupiers who feared its rebellious undertones

Those who got a taste of the Tudors by watching the popular HBO television series of the same name can now own a piece of that British royal line through stamps.

The U.S. government has honored its people's civil liberties through most of its history, allowing some serious infringements in time of actual or perceived peril.

President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama scored big in America's bid to repair relations with the European continent in the post-Bush era.

The 4th Infantry Division landed in France on D-Day and fought until the end of World War II. And it lost more men than any other U.S. division in Europe.