Second world war

Bruce Copp obituary
Other Lives: Restaurateur in theatreland who ran the Establishment club in 1960s Soho
Andrew Merriman
20, Jan, 2021 @3:53 PM

Persian Lessons review – hard-to-believe Holocaust survival drama
Claiming to be inspired by true events, the story of a young Jewish man who stays alive by pretending to be half-Iranian strains credibility
Cath Clarke
19, Jan, 2021 @2:00 PM

Life of Indian princess who fought Nazis to be told in TV series
Spy Princess is based on Noor Inayat Khan, killed in France while working as a British spy in second world war
Dalya Alberge
14, Jan, 2021 @9:00 PM

RAF 'Spitfire woman' Eleanor Wadsworth dies aged 103
Nottingham-born second world war pilot operated out of White Waltham in Berkshire
Lanre Bakare
10, Jan, 2021 @5:58 PM

Sir Brian Urquhart obituary
Diplomat who was a key player in establishing the UN’s peacekeeping role
Hella Pick
04, Jan, 2021 @4:50 PM

Johanna Higgins obituary
Other Lives: Teacher who endured early tragedy and poverty in Germany before settling in the UK
Monica Burke
04, Jan, 2021 @11:55 AM

The potential post-traumatic legacy of the Covid pandemic | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to the prospect of coronavirus posing the greatest threat to mental health since the second world war
Letters
30, Dec, 2020 @5:54 PM

What mental health impact of second world war tells us about post-Covid life
‘Blitz spirit’ may have brushed over issues and pandemic comes with other problems, experts say
Alexandra Topping
27, Dec, 2020 @6:00 PM

Shirley Allen obituary
Other lives: Eighth army veteran who gave talks to schoolchildren about his wartime experiences
Chris Allen
22, Dec, 2020 @6:10 PM

Country diary: a hint of Britain's military past in this old wood
Old Sulehay, Northamptonshire: Partially concealed concrete floors and bricks are scattered among the autumn leaves
Matt Shardlow
22, Dec, 2020 @5:30 AM

Court fines historian over claims of Holocaust survivor's lesbian affair
Dr Anna Hájková fined €4,000 amid legal battle brought by daughter of ex-concentration camp prisoner
David Batty
21, Dec, 2020 @12:03 PM

My father’s journey from soldier to spy | Letter
Letter: Dr Mike Davis responds to a reader who asked why knowledge of German would attract the attention of secret intelligence
Letters
17, Dec, 2020 @5:32 PM
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