Classics scholars Hans Lemers and Bettina Reitz-Joosse have produced an critical edition and translation of a forgotten Latin text that reveals the ideological intricacies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini’s Fascism. The text is the Codex Fori Mussolini (or the Mussolini Forums Codex), and it lies beneath the Mussolini obelisk in Rome – a stone column […]
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Christmas Gifts Guide
With Christmas just around the corner, here is a promotion of military history-themed stocking fillers. TANK DRIVING EXPERIENCE Navigate tricky terrain and command your platoon as you take the controls of a Chieftain on an IntoTheBlue Tank Driving Experience. The perfect gift for any military history enthusiast, tank nut, or adrenaline junkie this Christmas. Various tanks available to drive. Voucher valid for one year post-purchase. […]
Christmas Books Guide
A promotion of military history books available to buy this festive season. ALAMEIN Simon Ball The story of Alamein – one of the pivotal battles of the Second World War, but also one of the most hotly debated in the years since: how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it means for us today. PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press PRICE: […]
The early life of Mao
Mao Zedong was born on 26 December 1893 into relative prosperity in a village in Hunan province. His father, a poor peasant and former soldier, had risen to the level of grain merchant and owned two and a half acres of land. The young Mao disliked his bullying father, later remarking that acting meekly did […]
BOOK REVIEW: ‘British Concentration Camps: a brief history from 1900-1975’ by Simon Webb
British concentration camps in 1975? If this sounds far-fetched, how about holding people inde finitely, with no hope of a court trial? Or legally being able to destroy people’s houses? Or imposing a curfew? Why not flog people who take part in demonstrations, or who own a car without permission? The Special Powers Act of 1922 […]
MUSEUM REVIEW: National WWI Museum and Memorial, Kansas City, USA
The name of this stunning museum is a bit of a misnomer for, if anything, it is not national but international in its scope – a fact that is certainly appropriate for the subject matter. Located on a beautiful slope in the heart of Kansas City, Missouri, this amazing structure, with its 217 -tall memorial […]
BEHIND THE IMAGE: COSSACK BAY, BALAKLAVA, 1855 BY ROGER FENTON
This bustling black-and-white photograph offers an atmospheric view of a natural harbour crowded with ships, campaign tents, livestock and supplies. Titled Cossack Bay, Balaklava, and taken during the summer months of 1855 – just a couple of decades after the birth of photography – it is part of a fascinating portfolio of pictures of the […]
10 ways to mark the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings
Tickets to English Heritage’s re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings this weekend are sold out, but here are 10 alternative ways to mark the 950th anniversary of William the Conqueror’s victory over the Anglo-Saxons.
World’s only portrait signed by Churchill displayed
The only portrait that Winston Churchill ever signed has gone on public display for the first time. It was painted by artist Paul Trevillion in 1955. Born in 1934, Paul was a schoolboy during the Second World War. He told MHM, ‘My school desk faced a large poster hanging on the school wall, it had the face of Churchill […]
The Norman Conquest: 1066 timeline
Marking the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, October’s special feature focuses on the Norman Conquest. Here, we examine ten key dates in 1066.
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