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World War II was horrific in England, with even minors serving in the military long and well. Young Bugle Boys, barely out of grade school, were no exception.

Hitler's refusal to withdraw from Poland gave Britain's Government no option but to declare war against Germany 70 years ago. It was the start of six years of conflict.

Thinking that appeasing Adolf Hitler would avoid another general European war, Neville Chamberlain believed that peace was more important than confrontation.

With Presidential and Congressional campaigns coming up, American viewers may sometimes envy Britain's broadcast ban on political commercials.

During World War I, the British railway network was placed under the command of the Railway Operation Division of the British War Office.

Exhibition and TV program will explore lead-up to the outbreak of World War II through photographs, film footage, personal stories, documents and personal possessions.

The second season of Babylon 5, an ambitious science-fiction drama, draws in the viewer with its tales of intrigue, mystery and betrayal.

Winston Churchill was a British politician and is best known for being the Prime Minister of Britain during World War Two.

Expecting a second Munich Pact, Hitler rejected anti-war recommendations from generals and politicians while underestimating British and French resolve.

Nicholas Winton was invited to visit Prague by a friend in the British Embassy; what he saw prompted him to conjure up a scheme to rescue Jewish children.

Churchill rose from the House of Commons to become Prime Minister and is considered the greatest British leader of the 20th Century.

The Labour Party is one of the two main political party in the United Kingdom along with the Conservative Party. Here is a profile of the party.

In 1939 England declared war on Germany, but the first eight months of World War II were marred with conservative politics, then Winston Churchill took office!

A number of factors affected Chamberlain's decision to follow the policy of appeasement in dealing with Adolf Hitler in the lead-up to World War Two.

The search for peace pre-occupied European leaders after the end of World war 1. The League of Nations was created to safeguard world peace but it failed in this purpose

Countless battles and bombing raids occurred during W.W.2. The16th October 2009 is the 70th anniversary of the 1st aerial attack on British territory by the Luftwaffe.

This was the period during which the military, strategic, and territorial balance in Europe was profoundly altered by German victories.

European and American foreign policy initiatives followed moralist approaches of idealism or the ruthless actions of Realpolitik to achieve goals favorable to the state.

On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler, leader of the Nazi Party, became Chancellor of Germany. It was not long, however, before he turned himself into a dictator.