The British actively recruited slaves belonging to Patriot masters and, consequently, more blacks fought for the Crown. An estimated 100,000 African Americans escaped, died or were killed during ...

In former British colonies, ghosts of past haunt mourning for queen ‘Colonialism is history in the West,’ said a South African writer. ‘But in our countries, colonialism is now.’ ...

A British World War II submarine that disappeared with 64 on board during a secret mission in 1943 has been found off Greece. HMS Trooper's wreck has been discovered 830ft below water by a private ...

For Africa, World War II began not in 1939, but in 1935. ... As the 70th anniversary of World War II is celebrated around the world, ... And he attacked the British and Americans for encouraging the ...

Stanley Eastgate, who served in North Africa, will officially join his town branch on 8 May. ... WW2 veteran joins the Royal British Legion - at 102. Story by John Devine - BBC News, Cambridgeshire ...

The WW2 drama also picked up six BAFTA awards and two Golden Globe awards, also appearing in the British FIlm Institute’s top 100 British films of the 20th century and the Guardian’s 25 best ...

'Marvellous' British WW2 film that Churchill tried to ban is on ITVX In a time of crisis, ... Defeats in Southeast Asia and North Africa had left the nation’s morale battered.

WW2 veteran joins the Royal British Legion - at 102. 1 May 2025. Share Save. John Devine. ... Stanley Eastgate was a gunner in the Royal Artillery and was captured in North Africa in late 1942.

South Africa has won a legal claim over $43 million worth of treasure from a World War II shipwreck that was found off the country's coast by a British exploration company, the U.K. Supreme Court ...

Starting in South Africa and finishing in Tunisia, it took Russ Cook 352 days. That's about 28 miles on average each day — more than a marathon. Cook has in the past run from Istanbul to London.