Contrary to popular belief, the modernisation of Coventry began long before the German bombers laid waste to the city centre. Many historic buildings considered undesirable or unrepairable had already ...

Coventry will never forget the night of the Blitz. It was the most concentrated air raid of the Second World War and razed the city to the ground. More than 500 German bombers took part in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Germans invented a new word after the devastating bombing of Coventry in the Second World War. The German bombing of Coventry ...

My mother, Eveline Mary Gregory, remembers the events of 1940 in Coventry. These are her words: "I was lodging with my future sister-in-law over the border in Leicestershire but often stayed with my ...

Image caption, While the bombing of Coventry did destroy its cathedral, the town's redevelopment was already well under way , say historians Image caption, The cathedral was just one of many city ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Germans invented a new word after the devastating bombing of Coventry in the Second World War. The German bombing of Coventry ...

November 1940 I was just five years old. I had been put to bed with my younger sister. We had been in bed some time when my mother pulled us from bed and put on our siren suits.we were taken to the ...