Tuesday, May 8, 1945: after more than five years at war, the Allied Powers had defeated Nazi Germany. VE Day tells the story of those momentous days, when Victo

One of Britain's most acclaimed historians presents the experiences and ramifications of the last day of World War II in Europe May 8, 1945, 23:30 hours: With w

'If Germany stays united and marches to the rhythm of its revolutionary socialist outlook, it will be unbeatable. Our indestructible will to life, and the drivi

On May 7, 1945, Associated Press reporter Ed Kennedy became the most famous -- or infamous -- American correspondent of World War II. On that day in France, Gen

A social history of British civilian life in the months following the declaration of the end of the second world war. On the 8th of May in 1945 British Prime Mi