Recent research reveals that 4% of a sand sample from France's Omaha Beach contains shrapnel from World War II, highlighting the lasting impact of the D-Day invasion on the landscape.

USS O’Brien moved dangerously close to Omaha Beach on D-Day and used her five inch guns against bunkers and artillery ...

The bid to have the D-Day landing beaches listed as UNESCO World Heritage site has entered a decisive phase, with a decision ...

As American troops stormed Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944, Heinrich Severloh kept one of the last operational MG42s at the WN62 ...

The bid to have the D-Day landing beaches listed as UNESCO World Heritage has entered a decisive phase, with a decision due ...

The body of Private Mack Homer, United States Army, arrived at Jacksonville International Airport on Friday. His remains were ...

Mr Cooke went back into hospital after suffering from shell shock, what would now be known as post-traumatic stress disorder, ...

As the sun sets on the D-Day generation, it will rise again Thursday over the Normandy beaches where the waves long ago ...

The United Nations looks set to list a Biblical site, Lebanese castles, an antelope migration path and the world's deepest ...

From the gold rush to civil rights, the moon landing to 9/11, the US has always understood, mythologised and sold itself through the power of the still image ...

From Dublin, to Mayo, to Donegal and Cork - check out these beaches during the latest Irish heatwave ...