Winston Churchill was a man who worried himself half to death, his anxious nature having earned him the nickname ‘Black Dog.’ The British...

Who other than the British Lion could liberate Italy? Winston Churchill had become a legendary figure during the Second World War. He had...

Special Agent Buster - real name Lionel Crabb - was a British deep service agent, though perhaps not the kind one usually thinks of. His...

“I remember it like it was yesterday. I felt like I was the most wanted man in Warsaw. I jumped every time I heard a noise and walked...

In late June, the first rays of sunlight filtered through the glass roof of the Gare du Nord, casting piano keys of light and shadow over...

In 1940, Nigeria was a British colony. The colonists living in the province of Ibadan had been stuck there ever since London declared war...

The name “Mulberry” does not have a particularly Gallic ring to it, yet the French coastline is where Mulberry Harbours are to be found....

Andy and Mockingbird had returned from their mission safe and sound, their eyes filled with sky. There was always something of interest...

In 1913, Rosa Parks was born in Alabama – one of the most segregated states in America. Her mother, Leona, was a teacher, and her father...

Name’s Booker: Booker T. Washington if you want the whole of it. A lot of you folks won’t have heard of me. You probably heard of those...

Rumour was sweeping through the quiet village of Colombey-les-Deux-Églises: it seemed that General de Gaulle had returned to his beloved...

“Colored passengers off first!” instructed the driver of the 369 bus, which was bound for Oklahoma. Sitting at the back of the vehicle,...

Thirteen African-Americans had been rotting in a Chicago prison for two weeks now. What had been their crime? It happened on a sunny...

New York was a metropolis where skyscrapers numbered in the hundreds, tearing up into the sky as far as the eye could see. And they were...

High society life was so disappointing, and yet it seemed to occupy most of her existence. Marylin needed to spread her wings and fly...

On this day, a jubilant crowd had gathered to welcome the first couple to Dallas. The streets of the city were packed with proud...

War is a terrible thing, and my country has been ravaged by it. One morning I got up and my parents told me that our country was no...

Marie picked out her chrysanthemums from the florist. Her mother and her husband were both with her; they knew how important this ritual...

Joe DiMaggio was a big man with slick black hair. He was a New York Yankee, the biggest baseball star there was, a monster in the...

“And if it is God’s will to place upon my shoulders at so young an age the responsibility of royalty, I recognise the duties that shall...