ANGLO-INDIAN WARS

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WAR IN FOCUS

© Alamy BAT TLE OF JERSEY 1783 Painted

WAR IN FOCUS

© Alamy ACROSS THE DIVIDE 15 August 1941

WAR IN FOCUS

‘OLD BALDY’ 1952 United Nations soldiers dig into

ANGLO-MYSORE WARS

From the 1760s to the 1790s, the East India Company fought a series of conflicts against the Kingdom of Mysore. The kingdom’s final defeat in 1799 greatly assisted the British in their eventual domination of India

ANGLO-MARATHA WARS

This series of conflicts between the British East India Company and the Maratha Confederacy stretched over 40 years. The eventual destruction of the Confederacy helped Britain tighten its grip on the Indian subcontinent

COMPANY ARMIES

The East India Company’s formidable private armies were vital to the expansion of British interests in the subcontinent

ANGLO-SIKH WARS

Between 1845-46 and 1848-49 two conflicts were fought between the forces of the East India Company, supported by troops from the British Army, and those of the Sikh Empire in the Punjab

LAST STAND OF THE WAFFEN-SS

In the closing months of the war in Europe, the Waffen-SS fought desperately to secure Hitler victor y. When they failed he disowned them

CHANCELLORSVILLE

The rejuvenated Union Army of the Potomac was crushed in the dense woods of Northern Virginia as the brilliance of Robert E Lee delivered the ‘perfect victory’ for the Confederacy… but at a cost

LEE MILLER

Among the most iconic and acclaimed photojournalists and correspondents of the Second World War, Miller went from the front page of Vogue to the frontline of the Normandy invasion

HERSHEL ‘WOODY’ WILLIAMS

In February 1945, as US Marines struggled to overcome Iwo Jima’s relentless Japanese defenders, a 21-year-old corporal silenced seven pillboxes to help turn the tide of the battle

CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER

The US Navy’s carrier dive bomber was hell to handle and deeply flawed, but nonetheless made a huge impact on WWII’s Pacific Theatre

ROAD TO REBELLION

How the Duke of Monmouth tried in vain to rescue his nation from the oppressive clutches of James II

FIVE HISTORY LESSONS FOR PUTIN

Dr Galeotti argues that Russia’s leader has much

HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE

The perfect presents for the history buff in your life

MUSE & EVENTS

Discover Warwick Castle’s festive programme, Huntingdon’s tribute to Old Ironsides and County Donegal’s isolated Napoleonic fort

DECEMBER 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

JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR

THE UNION ARMY

CHURCHILL’S AMERICAN ARSENAL

A METICULOUSLY RESEARCHED CELEBRATION OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN WARFARE BROUGHT ABOUT BY ANGLO-AMERICAN COOPERATION IN WORLD WAR II

HYBRID WARRIORS

TRACING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE UKRAINE CONFLICT FROM THE BOTTOM UP TO REVEALEAL THE INNER WORKINGS OF VLADIMIR PUTIN’S KREMLIN

NEED TO KNOW

WORLD WAR II AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE

THE GREATEST VIKING

THE LIFE OF OLAV HARALDSSON

WINTER WAR

FINLAND VS STALIN

RQ-2A 159

This unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) made history during the Gulf War when it became the first robot to be surrendered to by humans in combat