World War Two

Derelict Cold War anti-aircraft base goes on sale

Treasured WW2 book republished for VJ Day's 80th

'I found a WW2 bomb in my garden' Video, 00:00:56'I found a WW2 bomb in my garden'

Helping rebuild Hiroshima library after atom bomb

Secret plan to liberate islands found in dusty box

Moment WW2 bomb is detonated. Video, 00:00:28Moment WW2 bomb is detonated

'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw' Video, 00:01:39'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw'

'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw' Video, 00:01:39'Hiroshima survivor stories were painful to draw'

Funeral celebrates life of 'hero' D-Day veteran

Farmhouse evacuated after discovery of WW2 shells

Disfigured, shamed and forgotten: BBC visits the Korean survivors of the Hiroshima bomb

D-Day veteran celebrates 100th birthday

Hiroshima: We feared if your hair fell out, you'd die in days. Video, 00:00:46Hiroshima: We feared if your hair fell out, you'd die in days

WWII hero awarded blue plaque to mark legacy

Nagasaki bomb. Audio, 10 minutesNagasaki bomb

Region's role in the WW2 battle for the skies

'We dug under our house and found a Nazi bunker'

The mystery of Winston Churchill's dead platypus was unsolved - until now

Women reunited for first time since WW2

Towns plan VJ Day 80th anniversary commemorations

Exposing Hiroshima. Audio, 57 minutesExposing Hiroshima

Memorial unveiled for Roma Holocaust victims