KEEP YOUR EARS PEELED c.1943

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DR ROBERT LYMAN Robert is a retired British

SPLASHDOWN 5 May, 1961

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BRIDGE TO FREEDOM 17 September, 1952

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TIMELINE OF... THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

The formidable Crusader Order vigorously defends the Holy Land against Muslim forces for almost two centuries, but its vast wealth eventually leads to a bloodthirsty downfall

GRAND MASTERS, KINGS & KNIGHTS

The Templars consisted of warriors from across Europe who accumulated great power – but often suffered violent deaths

TEMPLAR MYTHS

In his book The Templar s , historian Dan Jones addresses some of the biggest legends and mysteries surrounding the famous military order

BATTLE OF CRESSON

In May 1187 the Knights Templar followed their master in a charge against superior odds at Cresson near Nazareth

END OF THE ORDER

The fall of the Knights Templar was caused by the loss of the Holy Land, unpopularity and a king’s determination

LAWRENCE BATTLE FOR ARABIA

Dr Rob Johnson of Pembroke College, University of Oxford, discusses how an eccentric British archaeologist fought his way across the Middle East and became a military icon

LEADERS OF THE REVOLT

Dr Rob Johnson reveals the Arab military commanders who deserve more credit for the success of their rebellion

EGYPTIAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

This British-led Allied army conducted one of the most successful campaigns of World War I by destroying the Ottoman Empire in the Middle East

OMDURMAN 1898

One of the most decisive battles of Queen Victoria’s reign that destroyed the Mahdiyya and made Herbert Kitchener a household name

FOKKER D.VII

Arguably the best fighter of the First World War, the Fokker D.VII arrived too late to save the German air forces

ASSAULT ON THE REICH

In November 1944 the Allies were preparing to attack the Siegfried Line and invade Germany. Among them were the Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry, who together with American infantry led the offensive through minefields and bunkers

ESCAPING SAIGON

On 30 April 1975, photojournalist Dirck Halstead witnessed the dramatic final withdrawal of American forces as the North Vietnamese conquered the city

THE DAY SAIGON WAS INVADED

3.45AM FREQUENT WIND ENDS The evacuation of US

ALEXANDER S WEBB

Appointed to brigade command less than a week before the Battle of Gettysburg, this officer successfully directed the defence of the most important sector on Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge

INDIA’S TRIUMPH

REASSESSING VICTORY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA

ESCAPE FROM HUNGARY

Speaking as part of the Imperial War Museum’s new Holocaust exhibition, John Hajdu MBE reveals how he survived the Budapest Ghetto during WWII and the Hungarian Revolution of 1956

MUSE& EVENTS

Discover Dublin’s commemoration of Ireland’s armed independence struggle, Worcestershire’s wartime radar history and a curious medieval tower in the far north of England

REVIEWS

Our pick of the latest military history books

WWII THIS MONTH… OCTOBER 1941

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

NAPOLEONIC BANNER

This simple flag was the standard of a French infantry regiment and was captured at the Battle of Waterloo