Even though millions of French troops were manning the defensive Maginot Line in early 1940, Hitler's brilliant blitzkrieg strategy caught the Allies by surprise, and Germany occupied France ...

Five German escapees - four paratroopers and a Kriegsmarine sailor - fled a POW camp in Granville, France, seeking a daring ...

Following the German invasion of France and evacuation of Dunkirk ... They trained in British planes, learned English and worked closely with the RAF. During the Battle of Britain, 145 Polish ...

Florence Joan’s story has deep roots in the medieval struggle over control of France. Since the invasion of England by the French-speaking William the Conqueror in 1066, the English kings who ...