The Dickin Medal, also known as the animals' Victoria Cross, was awarded for bravery 54 times between 1943 and 1949: to 18 ...

Now, discover the surprising origins of homing pigeons in World War II England from ... saving hundreds of lives among the Lost Battalion trapped and under attack in the Argonne Forest.

Homing pigeons – a type of domestic pigeon descended from the rock pigeon – are extremely effective messengers because of their innate homing abilities, enabling them to return to their nest ...