Should Britain spend more on defence? With conflict raging in Europe, a 104-year-old veteran warns that preparing for war is the only way to bring peace.
VE Day: The RAF hero’s wake-up call
Lest we forget: Surviving veterans of World War Two, including Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell (above), are urging people to remember why WW2 was fought, and hoping that Nato countries will choose to spend more money on armaments. Glossary
Abseiling - Descending a rock face or other near-vertical surface by using a doubled rope coiled round the body and fixed at a higher point.
Veterans - People who used to serve in the army.
Nato - The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation was founded in 1949 to unite Western democracies in Europe and North America against the perceived growing threat of the USSR. It now has 31 members.
Totalitarian - When a political system or leader requires complete subservience to the state. In a totalitarian system, people are not allowed to express their own opinions.