German soldiers entered World War II believing British troops were weak and unwilling to fight. Through battles from Dunkirk to Normandy, that belief was tested, challenged, and ultimately overturned.

Micky Burn, a British journalist, novelist and World War II commando who flirted with fascism, embraced communism and helped save the life of Audrey Hepburn, died Sept. 3 near Porthmadog in north ...

I recently discovered a World War II commando who was an unsung action hero — Irishman Lt. Col. Robert “Paddy” Mayne, one of the most decorated British Army officers of the war. Born in 1915 to a ...