While much of the world united to defeat the genocidal Nazi regime, Ireland remained officially neutral, a stance that some ...

Irish Prime Minister Éamon de Valera made his policy clear: the Republic of Ireland would remain strictly neutral during World War II. In June 1940, London even offered to support ...

Although the Swiss were officially neutral during World War II, they still feared an invasion from German troops, and rightly so. Prominent Nazis such as Joseph Goebbels detested Switzerland (he once ...

This workshop thus seeks to bring together scholars from a range of disciplines to engage with the concept of neutrality, its various manifestations, its limitations, and its consequences in the lead ...

is Ireland's neutral status becoming untenable in an uncertain world? To debate this morning was Declan Power, Security and Defence Analyst Paul Murphy, People before Profit – Solidarity TD ...

The Latest Historic images from 80 years ago show the unprecedented scale of the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied France, changing the course of World War II. World War II was America’s ...

Since the end of the Cold War, Canada and Ireland have found themselves ... This identity, born in the aftermath of World War II and solidified during the golden years of UN peacekeeping, has ...

The Nazis murdered an estimated 1.1 million people at the death camp in southern Poland before its liberation on January 27, 1945 Sarah Kuta After police and the nearby bomb squad investigated to ...

Find out in our guide. How were soldiers recruited in World War One? How were soldiers recruited during World War One and what were the 'pals battalions'? Find out in our guide. What was life like ...

The harrowing recreation of the Nazi atrocities in the movie took such a toll on Spielberg during filming that Robin Williams would phone him to cheer him up with jokes. The World War 2 epic won ...

These short films are suitable for teaching history at KS2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ... of the war and how many countries were involved. How propaganda was used during World War ...