The FBI has returned 22 artifacts that were looted following the Battle of Okinawa in World War II to Japan after a family from Massachusetts discovered them.
Petty Officer Jack ‘Spud’ Yates, a veteran of Dunkirk, D-Day and the Arctic Convoys, served in the Far East in 1945 on HMS Saumarez, which helped destroy the Japanese cruiser Haguro.
Tea rounds, dictation, letter-writing: Hester Leggatt was a hard-working member of staff at MI5, often spotted pacing the hushed corridors of 57-58 St James’s Street, London.
Guernsey, set around 30 miles from the French coast, offers plenty that’s comfortably familiar for British travellers, served with more than a soupcon of Gallic flair.
Peter Thomas, who died aged 87 in 2008, served as Welsh Secretary under Edward Heath between 1970 and 1974. Above left: In one of the performances at Stalag Luft III.
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Using bouncing bombs, the RAF 617 Squadron’s daring Dambusters Raid was credited with seriously damaging the Nazi war machine during World War II.
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