The Land in Winter,” set in 1962 England during the Big Freeze, has already won the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction.

Part 442 of items from the historical past of the area that impacted Franklin County. Sources: Preston Citizen, 1940-1946; ...

Sonnier served for three years. Much of her time was spent traveling the United States to recruit men to fight in the war, while she and other enlisted women handled as many responsibilities as ...

The Takens' account of living in the Netherlands during WWII will be featured in a special documentary to be aired on PBS, ...

"I put two and two together and asked if that was what happened to her, too. Without missing a beat, she said, 'Oh, yes.'" ...

The 'Liberation' playwright on the legacy of second-wave feminism, her mother’s role in it, and the state of women's rights ...

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was established in July 1940 during the early days of the Second World War. A secret ...