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NEED TO KNOW WORLD WAR II AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE

A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO HOW THE UNITED STATES DEVELOPED ITS CODEBREAKING AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS DURING THE GLOBAL CONFLICT

HYBRID WARRIORS

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

THE GREATEST VIKING: THE LIFE OF OLAV HARALDSSON

A FINE FINAL BOOK FROM ONE OF OUR MOST DISTINGUISHED POPULAR HISTORIANS

FIVE HISTORY LESSONS FOR PUTIN

Dr Mark Galeotti is an honorary professor at University College London's School of Slavonic & East European Studies and has published numerous books on Russian security, foreign policy and state criminality. An expert on the Russosphere, both past and present, his latest book, Putin's Wars, analyses how President Vladimir Putin's military campaigns have reshaped the nation and the world. In light of Russia's globally condemned invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, here he gives his assessment of the lessons that the president ought to have learned from his country's own military history, from Nicholas II to Ivan 'the Terrible'.

ROAD TO REBELLION

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

HERSHEL 'WOODY' WILLIAMS

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

LEE MILLER

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

LAST STAND OF THE WAFFEN-SS

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

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

COMPANY ARMIES

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

ANGLO-MARATHA WARS

This series of conflicts bet een 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 subcontinent

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

TIMELINE OF... MILITARY RAILWAYS

Rail transportation and artillery played an important part in military planning from the mid-19th century to the Cold War

Heroes of the Victoria Cross NEVILLE HOWSE

During a fighting retreat at Vredefort, in the Orange Free State, this medical officer rescued a severely wounded man and carried him to safety, despite fierce enemy fire

HOW EDINBURGH CASTLE DEFIED THE JACOBITE REBELLION

During the rebellion of 1745, Jacobite forces took control of Edinburgh - but the city's iconic castle would not surrender

THE HITLER WHO FOUGHT FOR THE ALLIES

The estranged half-nephew of the Nazi leader, William Patrick Hitler led his own wartime crusade against his half-uncle across the ocean. William's story is one of family drama, FBI investigations and eventually the taking up of arms against the Axis

EYES ON THE SAND THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP AT EL ALAMEIN

Watching and reporting enemy movements, the LRDG served as Monty's eyes and ears in the build up to the decisive battle

AN END TO THE BEGINNING - THE SECOND BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN (23 OCTOBER - 11 NOVEMBER 1942)

Eighty years ago, the Allied 8th Army launched a decisive offensive against the Axis forces in North Africa. It saw the tipping point of a long struggle for dominance over the region and precipitated the Axis collapse in the Mediterranean

WWII SUPER GUNS

In the second great global conflict, railways were mounted with some of the biggest artillery pieces the world had seen

HOSPITAL TRAINS

These long military medical trains were first developed in the 1850s and reached the zenith of their effectiveness during World War I

WWI ON RAILS

The outbreak of the Great War saw the rapid development of armoured trains - formidable weapons that played a pivotal role in the conflict

FIRST MILITARY RAILWAYS

Some of the earliest railway networks became critical to conflicts around the world, transporting men and materiel

KUTUZOV: A LIFE IN WAR AND PEACE

FACT-CHECKING THE HERO STATUS OF FIELD MARSHAL KUTUZOV, WHO FOR HALF A CENTURY SERVED IN ALMOST EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT IN WHICH RUSSIA TOOK PART

DÜNKIRCHEN 1940: THE GERMAN VIEW OF DUNKIRK

FOR THE BRITISH, DUNKIRK WAS ONE OF THE DEFINING BATTLES OF WWII, THE ARMADA OF 'LITTLE BOATS' SYMBOLISING COURAGE AND DEFIANCE AS THEY RESCUED THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. BUT HOW DID THE GERMANS VIEW IT?

WWII THIS MONTH...SEPTEMBER 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

WOMEN & WAR

A new exhibition at Biggin Hill Memorial Museum commemorates women's contribution to the RAF and the defence of the United Kingdom during the darkest hours of World War II

ROME'S GRAND STRATEGY

"THE ROMANS DID DO SERIOUS STRATEGIC THINKING, THEY DID EXECUTE A SERIOUS LONG-TERM STRATEGY. AND THEY MAINTAINED IT FOR 500 YEARS"

Heroes of the Victoria Cross: PATRICK ANTHONY PORTEOUS

Amid the disastrous Dieppe Raid of August 1942, this 24-year-old officer took command of a depleted unit, saved a comrade, and led a charge against enemy positions

INSIDE THE FORTIFIED CHURCHES OF TRANSYLVANIA

Standing on the hilltops of the Transylvanian countryside, the mighty fortified churches protected their citizens throughout centuries of Tatar and Ottoman invasion

TRENTON

The battered Americans hatch a bold plan to turn the tide of the War of Independence