Meant to be a symbol of deterrence, Hong Kong became a battlefield. As Japanese forces closed in, a small Allied garrison ...

After World War II, Parliament decided British rule in India should end by 1948. Britain had historically had separate electorates for Muslim citizens and reserved some political seats ...

Satellite imagery captured the British aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales passing through Egypt's Suez Canal as it led a naval strike group on a mission to the western Pacific Ocean.