KOSOVO WAR

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Heydrich (second from left) was one of the

HARLEM’S ‘BLACK EAGLE’

September 1934

AFGHAN RETREAT

May 1988

GUARD OF HONOUR

June 1945

YUGOSLAV WARS

With the Soviet Union declining and eventually falling, war breaks out in Europe as Yugoslavia fractures

BREAKDOWN & BREAK-UP

Death, animosity, financial ruin and the struggle for autonomy set the scene for the dissolution of Yugoslavia. The ensuing decade witnesses several conflicts, claims thousands of lives and reshapes the region

THE TEN-DAY WAR

A Slovenian defence force – under-gunned, outmanned and under-resourced – valiantly held back the Yugoslav People’s Army as it sent waves of attacks to try and prevent Slovenian independence

TERROR IN CROATIA

The Croatian War of Independence saw both sides embark on a campaign of terror, with war crimes committed against innocent civilians

THE END: MACEDONIA

After years of discrimination, underrepresentation and marginalisation at the hands of the Macedonian government, the Albanian population made their stand

HITLER’S HANGMAN

Reinhard Heydrich began as an SS henchman and later cruelly ruled over the Czech people and planned the Nazis’ ‘Final Solution’ for Europe’s Jews

LEGEND OF THE WINGED HUSSARS

Considered one of the most effective elite cavalry units in history, Poland’s mounted warriors were renowned for their distinctive armour, fierce tactics and unwavering bravery

DETTINGEN

DETTINGEN (MODERN-DAY KARLSTEIN AM MAIN), 27 JUNE 1743

JOHN A CHAPMAN

Heroes of the Medal of Honor

PROFESSORS OF WAR

When the Western Front became bogged down in trench warfare at the end of 1914, a group of former war college lecturers would become key to unlocking the enemy defences

GUDERIAN THE MAN BEHIND THE GENERAL

Hailed as the fearless spearhead of Germany’s armoured forces, Heinz Guderian’s private letters home reveal a more fragile truth

M3 BRADLEY

The product of years of development controversy, the Bradley Fighting Vehicle is proven in battle

SEPTEMBER 1943

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

LUCK OF THE DRAW

Our pick of the latest military history books

THE WEIMAR YEARS RISE

AND FALL 1918-1933

ECONOMIC WAR

HOW THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE IGNITED A GLOBAL ECONOMIC CONFLICT THAT AFFECTS US ALL

MOSQUITO

LEARN ABOUT THE RENOWNED AIRCRAFT AND ONE OF ITS REMARKABLE MISSIONS

TO BESIEGE A CITY

LENINGR A D 1941-4 2

DÖENITZ’S BATON

After Allied victory in Europe, Hitler’s successor Grand Admiral Karl Döenitz was arrested – but how did his staff make its way to Shrewsbury?