World War II

Winston Churchill, the British Prime Minister, flourishing his “V for Victory” hand gesture to a crowd of 50,000 from the balcony of the Ministry of Health building in London, England.

Graham Broad says a compelling excerpt from a textbook or a passion-filled lecture from a professor does not compare to being physically present in a setting where history occurred.

Growing up in the shadow of the Second World War, most Canadian children were well aware of tales of sacrifice and derring-do on the part of our parents’ generation in defeating Germany and the Nazi horrors it had unleashed.

Marking 80 years since some 4,400 Allied troops "heroically gave their lives" to the cause of freedom by storming the beach in Normandy, D-Day commemorations remind the world that disrupting peace in pursuit of worldly interests is a grave sin, Pope Francis said.

The Catholic Church in France prepares to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Normandy landings June 6, a date known as D-Day that marked the beginning of the liberation of France and Europe from Nazi Germany's occupation during World War II.