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Once owned by a Black soldier of the Revolutionary War, this powder horn highlights the incredible contributions of African Americans in forging the United States
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History of War
Welcome
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FRONTLINE
WAR in FOCUS
© Alamy MILITIA MEN November 1914 German Landsturm
WAR OF THE AUSTRIAN SUCCESSION
Sprawling empires, rising nations and powerful dynasties clash in a bid for control over Europe’s future
THE RISE OF PRUSSIA
Frederick II took his first steps towards becoming ‘The Great’ during his campaign in Silesia
THE COLONIAL WAR
Fighting was not confined to Europe, as hostilities raged through the colonial possessions of Britain, France and Spain
BATTLE FOR THE LOW COUNTRIES
French Marshal Maurice de Saxe earned a formidable battlefield reputation during the second phase of the war
THE WAR IN ITALY
Political manoeuvrings were at least as important as military operations during a tumultuous period on the peninsula
YPRES
Through hard fighting at Passchendaele in 1917 the Australians’ reputation was further enhanced, but at a heavy cost in blood
CHICKAMAUGA
With its fortunes looking grim after defeat at Gettysburg, the reinforced Confederate Army of Tennessee looked to beat the advancing Union Army of the Cumberland outside the vital transportation railway hub of Chattanooga
LETTERS FROM THE EASTERN FRONT
Some of the most horrific fighting of WWII took place in 1942 as Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union began to grind to a halt. Letters from German soldiers in the east during this critical year reveal what life was like on the frontline
CITY UNDER SIEGE LENINGRAD
For nearly 900 days the city withstood bombardment and starvation as Nazi Germany attempted to conquer it. But why, in a conflict that saw the emergence of the jet and the advent of the atomic age, was such a brutal, even medieval strategy deployed?
WHAT IF: NAPOLEON HAD WON THE BAT TLE OF WATERLOO?
It’s one of history’s great hypotheticals, but would a French victory at Waterloo really have changed the course of history? We asked a pair of experts to give their takes
FREDERICK TILSTON
In March 1945, during an attack on the Hochwald Forest in Germany, this Canadian officer performed numerous acts of bravery to earn the Commonwealth’s highest military honour
BATTLESHIPS
While Britain’s navy ruled the waves in centuries past, the future battles above and below the surface call for cutting-edge capabilities
KA-52 ALLIGATOR
This two-seat attack helicopter, known to NATO as Hokum B, is a modernised version of its Cold War predecessor
HOMEFRONT
MUSE& EVENTS
Discover the National Army Museum’s latest displays, the recovery of Hawker Hurricanes near Kyiv and the Dutch Resistance Museum’s new exhibition
OCTOBER 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
AFTER THE NAZIS
HOW WEST GERMANY REBUILT ITSELF CULTURALLY FOLLOWING THE SECOND WORLD WAR
A FAITHFUL SPY
WALTER BELL’S CAREER AS A SPOOK BEGAN IN THE 1930s AND SAW HIM PLAY A KEY ROLE IN WWII AND ITS TURBULENT AFTERMATH
THE FOREST BROTHERHOOD
THE UNTOLD TALE OF HEROIC BATTLES FOR FREEDOM FROM SOVIET OCCUPATION OF THE BALTIC STATES, DURING AND AFTER WWII
AFGHAN AIR WARS
SOVIET, US AND NATO OPERATIONS, 1979-2012
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