To the great and shrewd old Empire builder, to the man with a brain so extensive that the top of his head is somewhat flat, to Hubert Marshal Lyautey there came four years ago an appropriately ...

With the defeat of France the world’s second largest empire returned to the international crucible. With the British Navy controlling the sea, the French could no longer defend it, the German ...

FRANCE ceased to be a free agent in international affairs on May 10, 1940. On that fateful day, her armies under Gamelin crossed the Belgian frontier and rushed northeast to meet the Nazi attack.

The First World War, also known as "The Great War" or "The War to End All Wars," was one of the most devastating conflicts in ...

HOUSTON, Jan. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation ("Great Lakes" or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States ...

France beat Paralympic champions Great Britain in the final of the European Wheelchair Rugby Championship for the second year in a row. France, 44-43 winners in 2022, triumphed 55-49 at the ...

Pushed by Germany and France, the EU has sought out trade and energy deals with rival global powers, including Russia and China. The idea was that as the U.S. disengaged from Europe, the EU would ...

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission honors the memory of fallen members of the former British Empire around the world. In France, 400 of the institution's employees watch over the resting ...

After World War II, nations pledged to create a more equal and law-abiding world. Now Russia, China and the U.S. are returning to an older model in which powerful countries impose their will.

A MAN whose great-grandfather died in the First World War has spoken of the moment he was overcome with emotion when visited his Commonwealth grave in France. Tobias Stocks, who grew up in Swain ...