Little wonder, then, that when World War II finally came to an end, the celebrations in Orkney went on long into the night.

Soon after her officer training in Washington, she was recruited to a classified code-breaking team. She kept her work secret for decades, even from her family.

What happens when war forces you to betray a friend? The Royal Navy’s attack on the French fleet in July 1940 was one of the ...

A 100-year-old World War Two naval veteran has recalled "getting a bit squiffy" as he turned 21 amid the VE Day celebrations ...

A vintage WW2-era aircraft operated by the Commemorative Air Force has flown from the US to the UK for a series of VE Day ...

Europe will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Several movie stars also contributed in different roles to ...

A World War II-era Philippine navy ship to be used as a target in a combat exercise by American and the Philippine forces ...

Lorance, a World War II Navy veteran from Hamilton, celebrated his 100th birthday last month and credits his longevity to family genes — his mother lived to be 96, his sister died at 99 — and ...

King Charles III and other senior members of the royal family kicked off four days of national celebration to mark the 80th ...

Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors ... the war’s most closely held secrets, the Royal Navy captured a German submarine with an Enigma ...

Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code-breaker during World War II who kept a military secret about her assignment for decades, including from her Army husband, Don, died April 18 A longtime resident of ...

Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code-breaker during World War II who kept a military secret about her assignment for decades, including from her Army husband, Don, died April 18. She was 104.