THE DISAPPEARANCE OF JOSEF MENGELE

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A US soldier passes a knocked-out Hetzer –

CLASH OF KNIGHTS

26 March 1351

TRACTORS AT WAR

28 August 1936

USS MISSOURI FIRES

c.1950-53

TIMELINE OF... ANTI-TANK WEAPONS

Over the course of a century, armed forces around the world produce a variety of weapons and devices to counter the evolution of armoured warfare

TAKING ON THE FIRST TANKS

On the morning of 15 September 1916 the British Army altered the course of land warfare forever, deploying 49 Mark I tanks into the Battle of the Somme. This new technology quickly necessitated strong counter-measures

PANZERFAUSTS & PIATs

As highly manoeuvrable armoured units gained huge success on the battlefields of Europe and beyond, increasingly accurate and powerful weapons were put into the hands of infantrymen

ROCKET-POWERED PRECISION

Since the end of World War II tanks and the weapons designed to destroy them have been locked in a deadly race for dominance on the battlefield

MODERN ANTI-TANK WEAPONS

Rapidly advancing technology has fuelled new generations of infantry and aerial anti-tank weapons

PORTUGAL’S FORGOTTEN COLONIAL WAR

While the US and allies fought the Viet Cong’s guerrilla campaign, Portugal mounted its own counter-insurgency in its colonial possessions in Angola and Mozambique. This largely overlooked conflict witnessed one of Africa’s last major wars of independence from European colonialism

AXIS SALLY

TRUE STORY OF AN ALL-AMERICAN TRAITOR

TRENTON

The battered Americans hatch a bold plan to turn the tide of the War of Independence

INSIDE THE FORTIFIED CHURCHES OF TRANSYLVANIA

Standing on the hilltops of the Transylvanian countryside, the mighty fortified churches protected their citizens throughout centuries of Tatar and Ottoman invasion

PATRICK ANTHONY PORTEOUS

Amid the disastrous Dieppe Raid of August 1942, this 24-year-old officer took command of a depleted unit, saved a comrade, and led a charge against enemy positions

ROME’S GRAND STRATEGY

For decades, academic opinion on the success of

M24 CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK TANK LIGHT

The US Army M24 Chaffee light tank first saw service in WWII with the Allies in December 1944

HISTORYOF WAR IN MAPS

This new book by Philip Parker explores the history of conflict through military maps that have been used to direct campaigns and record key battles across the centuries

WOMEN & WAR

A new exhibition at Biggin Hill Memorial Museum commemorates women’s contribution to the RAF and the defence of the United Kingdom during the darkest hours of World War II

MUSEUMS & EVENTS

Discover County Antrim’s formidable castle, the tumultuous history of Ukraine and Norfolk’s tribute to an iconic comedy series

SEPTEMBER 1942

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

DÜNKIRCHEN 1940

THE GERMAN VIEW OF DUNKIRK

KUTUZOV

A LIFE IN WAR AND PEACE

SUB CULTURE

FROM THE US CIVIL WAR TO THE LOSS OF RUSSIA’S KURSK IN 2000, EXPLORE THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SUBMARINE IN COMBAT, COVERT OPERATIONS AND MARINE EXPLORATION

PAULINE GOWER

PIONEERING LEADER S PITFIRE WO MEN

BURGUNDIAN SHIELD

This 15th century pavise was decorated with the flag of a powerful but now extinct European state