Second World War

Speed Read These American women reshaped the work force during World War II

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 11 April 24

feature An official government review will attempt to establish how many people were killed on the Channel Island

By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published 3 August 23

In the Spotlight The physicist who led the Manhattan Project has become a martyr for some but his legacy is more complicated

By The Week Staff Published 4 July 23

In Depth Battle that turned the tide of Second World War remains a powerful symbol of patriotism in Russia

By The Week Staff Published 2 February 23

In Depth The new Railway Children film draws on a forgotten wartime episode: a skirmish between black and white US soldiers in Lancashire

By The Week Staff Published 29 July 22

feature Russian president has repeatedly pointed to his country’s history to justify Ukraine invasion

By The Week Staff Published 28 March 22

feature Russia’s ‘lightning war’ against Ukraine compared to Nazi strategy in WWII

By The Week Staff Published 1 March 22

Puzzles and Quizzes Spooks release puzzle as £50 note dedicated to the code breaker enters circulation

By The Week Staff Published 23 June 21

feature And other stories from the stranger side of life

By The Week Staff Published 19 May 21

feature Excess fatalities in the UK rose to levels not seen since wartime

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 13 January 21

Speed Read Hundreds of ‘Scallywag’ underground hideouts lie undiscovered in British countryside

By Joe Evans Published 4 January 21

In Depth The end of WWII in Europe, remembered by those who witnessed it

By The Week Staff Last updated 4 May 20