Geoffrey Roberts said it was important for Second World War veterans to be recognised ‘for the ones who didn’t come home’.

The daughter of a World War Two veteran recognised in the King's Birthday Honours said it took "a while" for her father to come to terms with the news. Geoffrey Roberts, 99, from Peterborough, will ...

Mr Roberts, who turns 100 on Saturday, received his MBE from the Princess Royal at Buckingham Palace. "I'm surprised actually ...

On the eve of his 100th birthday Battle of Arnhem warrior Geoff Roberts receives his MBE at Buckingham Palace.

Buckingham Palace celebrated a special veteran's birthday after King Charles snubbed his son, Prince Harry, by not including ...

Buckingham Palace marked a touching moment by sharing a heartfelt message and exclusive new photos to celebrate a key royal ...

75 years after the infamous Battle of Arnhem, rare photos reveal terrifying death and destruction as allied troops struggle to liberate Netherlands from the Nazis. Memorialised in the Hollywood blo… ...

The Battle of Arnhem ended with the near-total destruction of the British Army’s 1st Airborne Division. The Allies’ plan for a quick march into Germany collapsed.

Battle of Arnhem Information Centre in Arnhem at Rijnkade 155, north end of John Frost Bridge: open 10am-5pm Mon-Sat April-Oct, 11am-5pm Nov to March: admission free.

Arnhem - Operation Market Garden - is remembered as the largest airborne battle in history and Montgomery’s only major defeat. The allies attempted to gain their bridgehead over the Rhine by ...

The Battle of Arnhem : the deadliest airborne operation of World War II / Antony Beevor Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. Object Details author Beevor, Antony 1946-Notes "First published in Great ...

Within a further week, on September 26, the Battle for Arnhem was over, after what remained of the Allied forces had retreated. It had been a failure, but it was undoubtedly a heroic failure.