During the Second World War, Germany conducted a Blitzkrieg against the United Kingdom, which is more commonly referred to as “the Blitz” (German for lightning war). The Blitz lasted from September ...

NEW YORK – Saoirse Ronan had no desire to make another World War II drama. But that changed when the “Atonement” actress read “Blitz,” which eschews the battlefield for a slice-of-life tale about a ...

Beginning in the autumn of 1940, German Luftwaffe pilots bombed London for 57 consecutive nights. It began on Sept. 7, when 348 German bombers and 617 Messerschmitt fighters appeared in the clear ...

LONDON, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen kicked off the London Film Festival on Wednesday with his gripping World War Two drama "Blitz". "Where we're standing right now, bombs ...

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of the Blitz in London, Getty Images has created a series of composite photos superimposing images of the World War II bombing damage on the modern-day ...

Steve McQueen will debut his latest feature Blitz, an exploration of London during World War 2, on opening night at this year’s London Film Festival. The pic will screen as a world premiere. Directed, ...

The response of Londoners to Thursday's bombings prompted comparisons to life in the British capital during World War II and the time of the Blitz, when London was bombed by German planes. Guest host ...

London's Blitz Shelter Tunnels to Become a New Tourist Attraction LONDON (Reuters) - Tunnels built to shelter Londoners during World War Two bombing by Germany are set to be transformed into the ...

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - London's party people are donning grandmother's floral dresses, World War Two uniforms and heading to the air raid shelters again for evenings of swing music, Champagne ...

EXCLUSIVE: It was the faded monochrome photograph of a small Black boy, both hands gripping a valise, as he leaves London with a party of other school-age evacuees, that caught Steve McQueen’s eye ...

On Sept. 7, 1940 — 80 years ago tonight — the German air force launched a massive series of attacks on London that would go on for 56 of the next 57 days and nights. The plan was to destroy the Royal ...