Thousands of World War II bombs still lurk underground – and they’re even more dangerous now than in the 1940s, making defusing a risky, delicate process. Jon Excell investigates.

The U.S. B-29 Superfortress makes its debut flight in Seattle, Washington. It was the largest bomber used in the war by any nation. The B-29 was conceived in 1939 by Gen. Hap Arnold, who was afraid a German victory in Europe would mean the United States would be devoid of bases on the eastern side of the Atlantic from which to counterattack.

On Sunday 15th September 1940 the Luftwaffe launched its largest and most concentrated attack against London in the hope of drawing out the RAF into a battle of annihilation. Around 1,500 aircraft took part in the air battles which lasted until dusk. The action was the climax of the Battle of Britain.

A fleet of Battle of Britain aircraft - the most in one place since World War Two - is taking part in a flypast to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the aerial struggle.

Auschwitz concentration camp was a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II. It consisted of Auschwitz I (the original camp), Auschwitz II–Birkenau (a combination concentration/extermination camp), Auschwitz III–Monowitz (a labor camp to staff an IG Farben factory), and 45 satellite camps.

When most people hear the word “gremlins,” the first image that may pop into their heads is that of the strange reptilian creatures from the 1984 Joe Dante film of the same name, where the titular little monsters run amok and cause chaos within a small town. However, what some people may not realize is that these were actually based upon allegedly real entities which, during the Second World War and even before... By Brent Swancer.

World War Two threw up many extraordinary characters. But even among this exalted company William Ash - the model for the character played by Steve McQueen in The Great Escape - stands out, writes the author of a new biography, Patrick Bishop.

Comprehensive collection of rare color photographs and images from World War II.

Last week, a pair of anonymous treasure hunters approached officials in Walbrzych, Poland​ via their lawyer to claim they had found an old Nazi loot train. Now officials have confirmed that the pair certainly found a train. Whether it's full of gold remains to be seen. As NBC News reports, a press officer confirmed that a military train had been found and the town's deputy mayor Zygmunt Nowaczyk​ made the following statement at a press conference...

In the years following World War II, an audacious British plan would have used Nazi rockets to put a man in space. Richard Hollingham discovers how ahead of its time the plan was.

Explore the legendary Lancaster bomber, from the bomb aimer to the rear gunner. 12 interactive panoramas show and explain all the details.

Peter Macdiarmid has taken photographs of locations in France and England to match with archive images taken before, during and after the D-day landings

World War II Veterans Ray and Ellie Williams recreate the iconic Alfred Eisenstaedt "kiss" photograph in Times Square in New York City. The Williams, Navy veterans also celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary,

In World War Two Britain needed Japanese speakers. And it needed them quick.

Have 70 years of nuclear policy been based on a lie? By Ward Wilson.

Iceland has more to offer than you think.

A 91-year-old U.S. army veteran now living near Fresno, California, recently got back a wallet he lost 70 years ago in Austria, where he and fellow soldiers helped rescue prisoners from concentration camps, according to his family and the VA Central California Health Care System. The veteran, Eligio Ramos, completely forgot about the wallet until a fateful letter from an eye doctor in Salzburg, Austria arrived at his home on June 18, Ramos' daughter Sylvia Gonzalez told ABC News today.

Five teenagers who survived the atomic bomb recall the early moments of the nuclear age. By Susan Southard.

In the months after the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the U.S. government tried to cover up what it had done. By Susan Southard.

In August 1945, the U.S. dropped atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Now, as Japan and the rest of the world prepare to mark seven decades since the end of World War II in the Pacific, new evidence has emerged about the Japanese military’s own secret program to build a nuclear weapon.