The last conscription in the UK was more than eight decades ago during World War 2 and, like back then, certain call-up ...

Operation Varsity "was the battle that ended" World War Two in Europe, yet it is largely unknown to all but military history ...

In WW2, conscription began for men aged between 20 to 22 in 1939, up to six months before the war actually broke out. The UK ...

Denmark, Norway, and Sweden are among the numerous European nations that implement conscription; however, the United Kingdom ...

British Indian minister Lisa Nandy today unveiled plans for festivities over four days in May to commemorate the 80th ...

A Middlesbrough veteran who ‘told a little fib’ to get into the army when he was just 16 has been honoured with France’s highest medal for ...

Documents from the UK National Archives reveal the frantic efforts of the commander-in-chief, General Claude Auchinleck, who ...

The document further explains: "On the day Britain declared war on Germany, 3 September 1939, Parliament swiftly enacted a ...