World War 2

Look surprised when Sony announces Hell Let Loose, Mortal Kombat X, and PGA Tour 2K21. Oh look, the PS Plus free game line-up has leaked again. Rumour has it the upcoming freebies will include Hell Let Loose for PS5, and Mortal Kombat X and PGA Tour 2K21 for PS4. The information…

And a child-eating cannon Fuga: Melodies Of Steel is set during an anthropomorphic animal anime World War 2 in which your parents have been taken by the dog Nazis. Still with me? You and your fellow cat children find Howl's Moving Tank in a cave and set about getting your…

In the immediate years after the Second World War, attendances for football matches in the UK increased significantly. By 1948-49, attendances reached 41 million, the peak for the Football League. To put that in context, the total attendance for the Premier League and EFL in 2018-19- the last full season…

The German capital reasserts itself as a business hub CONVENTIONAL WISDOM has it that the capital of Europe’s most powerful economy is poor, bolshie, chronically indebted and utterly reliant on subsidies from richer states. The debacle of the construction of the Berlin-Brandenburg airport, completed in 2020 nine years late and…

Hawaii officials have announced plans to spend $1m removing a popular mountain trail known as the Stairway to Heaven, which they say has become the scene of “rampant illegal trespassing” and safety concerns despite the public being banned from using it. Tens of thousands of people have climbed the Haiku…

The much-anticipated World War II game, Call of Duty: Vanguard, is slated to be released on November 5. The details of its beta version have been announced. According to reports, the version was supposed to be brought down on September 20, but the date was extended by two days. The…

Noor Inayat Khan, a British Muslim woman who was the first female radio espionage operator infiltrated into Nazi-occupied France during the Second World War, is about to get her 17 minutes of fame. The little-known story of Ms. Khan, executed at the Dachau concentration camp, will premiere at a Los…

A still from the film 'Paragraph 175'. German authorities have compensated almost 250 people who were affected by a law criminalising homosexuality that continued to be enforced after the Second World War. Germany’s Federal Office of Justice has paid out compensation in 249 cases out of 317 that applied. A further…

Expert’s view The writer and journalist chooses her five favourite books about women, fashion and the Second World WarJustine Picardie’s new book, Miss Dior (Faber £25) – about the designer’s sister, a heroine of the Resistance – is out now. Paris Was Yesterday by Janet Flanner (1934)Flanner began writing her “Letter…

Home » Military » Taiwan Needs to Signal Military Resolve Taiwan is considering a 5.6% military budget increase over the 2021 allocation and come to the usual 2.3% of gross domestic product. The new budget is in response to a surge in Chinese activity in or near the Taiwanese air…