CECIL MERRITT

Welcome

At Trafalgar, HMS Victory’s crew was made up

FIRST IN, LAST OUT – THE LAST MEN OF THE 6TH AIRBORNE DIVISION

6th Airborne Division Veterans of the Second World

TIMELINE OF... DRONE WARFARE

In the span of just 100 years, military drones have evolved from crude remote-controlled recon aircraft to sophisticated and deadly aerial threats

THE PROPELLER AGE

Development of unmanned military aircraft made huge strides in the 20th century, but progress was decidedly turbulent

THE LIGHTNING BUG STRIKES!

The Cold War’s hotter episodes in Southeast Asia became a proving ground for cutting-edge drone tech

SCOUTS OVER GALILEE

Improvisation and innovation gave Israel’s military a decisive edge in the 1980s

DRONES GONE GLOBAL

Q&A WITH PAUL LUSHENKO

AT WAR IN NELSON'S NAVY

The sailors who triumphed at Trafalgar are often portrayed as press-ganged stooges forced to serve in abrutal world of strict discipline and harsh punishment. But what was it really like to live and fight on the waves?

RUSSIA REVOLUTION AND CIVIL WAR

INTERVIEW WITH SIR ANTONY BEEVOR

WINSTON BEFORE THE WAR

Before leading Britain through the Second World War as Prime Minister, Churchill was a soldier, journalist and a seasoned member of parliament

NAPOLEON'S RUSSIAN NEMESIS

Moulded from early childhood to be Russia’s greatest emperor, the mysterious Alexander I spent almost his entire life lurking behind a series of masks

THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON

The most significant British victory in the Revolutionary War threatened to undermine the entire American war effort

JUNKERS Ju 88

Germany’s highly versatile twin-engined bomber, reconnaissance aircraft and night-fighter

FATHER’S DAY GIFT GUIDE

Take a look at this selection of gifts ideal for dads everywhere

MUSEUMS & EVENTS

Discover English Heritage’s new Polish SOE display, a living history event marking the 1403 Battle of Shrewsbury, and conservation work to a Lord Nelson painting

JUNE 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

HITLER’S NAVY

Our pick of the latest military history books

THE BARBAROSSA SECRET

MURDER, INTRIGUE AND CONSPIRACY: THE GREATEST SECRET OF WWII IS LAID BARE IN KERR’S MODERN-DAY THRILLER

RUSSIA REVOLUTION AND CIVIL WAR 1917-1921

A TOUR-DE-FORCE ACCOUNT OF THE FALL OF THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE

BARBAROSSA HOW HITLER LOST THE WAR

THE STORY OF HITLER’S 1941 INVASION OF RUSSIA, THE BIGGEST AND BLOODIEST MILITARY CAMPAIGN IN HISTORY AND THE ONE THAT COST GERMANY THE WAR

MISFIRE

THE ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND AND THE ORIGINS OF WWI ARE EMBEDDED IN THE LONGER-TERM CONDITIONS IN THE BALKANS THAT TRIGGERED THE MURDER

THE SOLEBAY TAPESTRY

This 17th-century ar twork, part of a series of tapestries, depicts the dramatic climax of the first battle of the Third Anglo -Dutch War