Operation Mincemeat, launched in 1943, was one of the most successful wartime deceptions ever attempted. Masterminded by Charles Cholmondeley and Ewen Montagu, the plan involved the dead body of a ...
The USS LST-325, a World War II landing ship, tank turned floating museum, will be docked at the port of Alton from Sept. 18 ...
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Downfall of Italy: 1943

This video covers the dramatic collapse of Fascist Italy during 1943. It explores Mussolini’s weakening grip on power, the ...
It was dubbed the North African Stalingrad, but the bitter campaign for Tunisia remains one of the least-known of the entire ...
Andrea Camilleri was not only “the father” of Commissioner Montalbano, his life and his work tell almost a century of ...
A man has been retracing the steps of his "hero" father who served in the SAS during World War Two. Neal Latham, from Frome in Somerset, travelled to Sicily in July, where Alfred Earnest Latham, who ...
An ancient Roman mosaic has recently revealed a millennia-old depiction of flip-flops – showing that certain footwear has always been in style. The discovery was announced by the Archaeological Park ...
NAPLES, Italy — A massive suspension bridge planned to connect Italy’s southern mainland to the island of Sicily not only would ease travel but potentially boost the country’s defense spending, ...
For most travelers, vacationing in Sicily brings to mind photogenic Taormina or Instagram-famous beach towns like San Vito Lo Capo, but the Sicilian capital is a must-visit with centuries of varied ...
We tried two very different 2024 rosés from the venerable Finger Lakes winery, a longtime personal favorite: Rosé: Light in color and body. Salmon-colored. Jolly Rancher watermelon taste precedes a ...
Thousands of people have marched in Sicily to protest against a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland to the Mediterranean island, and would be the world’s longest ...