This issue, we’re giving away three copies of the HMS Belfast Pocket Manual, courtesy of Osprey. A familiar sight on the Thames at London Bridge, HMS Belfast is a Royal Navy light cruiser, launched in March 1938. Belfast was part of the British naval blockade against Germany, and from November 1942 escorted Arctic convoys to […]
Competitions
MHM April Caption Competition
Think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on the Normandy breakout, published in the April issue of Military History Matters. Leave your caption as a comment below. The best caption will be judged by the editorial team and published online! Winners will be announced in early April.
MHM April Quiz – win a copy of Spomenik Monument Database
This issue, we’re giving away three copies of the Spomenik Monument Database, courtesy of FUEL. Spomenik – the Serbo-Croat/Slovenian word for ‘monument’ – refers to a series of memorials built in Tito’s Republic of Yugoslavia from the 1960s to the 1990s, marking the horror of the occupation and the defeat of Axis forces there during […]
MHM March Quiz – win a copy of How to Survive in the Georgian Navy
This issue, we’re giving away three copies of How to Survive in the Georgian Navy: a sailor’s guide, courtesy of Osprey. Rigidly organised and harshly disciplined, the Georgian Royal Navy was an orderly and efficient fighting force that played a major role in Great Britain’s wars of the 18th and early 19th centuries. This concise, […]
[Competiton Closed] MHM Competition – Win a pair of tickets to The D-Day Darlings at Union Chapel London
MHM are giving away a pair of tickets to see The D-Day Darlings at Union Chapel in London on 1 March 2019. The D-Day Darlings are a nine-piece group who are supported by Dame Vera Lynn. The singing group consist of founder and lead singer Kate Ashby and other members Charlotte McKay, Emily Louise Brown, […]
MHM February Caption Competition – Winners Announced!
Last month, we asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on Alfred Munnings, published in the February issue of Military History Matters. We are delighted to announce the winners. WINNER ‘This incident was definitely worth logging.’ — William Arthurs RUNNERS UP ‘There’s simply no trace of where that tank went […]
[Competition Closed] MHM February Quiz – win a copy of Napoleon’s Military Machine Operations Manual
This issue, we’re giving away three copies of Napoleon’s Military Machine Operations Manual. 250 years since the birth of Napoleon Bonaparte, a new manual from Haynes celebrates his Grande Armée, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest fighting forces ever deployed. Napoleon’s Military Machine Operations Manual looks at the success of Napoleon’s army and […]
MHM January Caption Competition
Think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on Churchill at the Admiralty, published in the January issue of Military History Matters. Leave your caption as a comment below. The best caption will be judged by the editorial team and published online! Winners will be announced in early February.
[Competition Closed] MHM January Quiz – win a model B-24 Liberator
One lucky winner will receive a model B-24 Liberator, courtesy of Corgi. Often unfairly overshadowed by both the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and the later B-29 Superfortress, the Consolidated B-24 Liberator was the third of America’s heavy bombers used during WWII, and has the distinction of being the most heavily produced four-engined bomber in aviation history. This 1:72 scale die-cast model aircraft is a based […]
MHM December Quiz – win a copy of Hurricane on DVD!
This issue, we’re giving away three DVD copies of Hurricane. Hurricane tells the true story of the heroic Polish pilots who fought alongside the Royal Air Force to help take down the Nazi invaders during the Battle of Britain. Seen through the eyes of Jan Zumbach (Iwan Rheon), fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how […]
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