Think of something appropriately witty for this image from our Behind the Image article, published in the October issue of Military History Matters. The best caption will be judged by the editorial team and published online! Winners will be announced in early November.
Competitions
[Competition Closed] MHM Competition: October 2019
This issue, we’re giving away three copies of Hunt The Bismarck, courtesy of Osprey. Drawing on expert research and first-hand accounts of the action, Hunt the Bismarck is a gripping and fast-paced narrative of World War II’s most dramatic naval chase. Bismarck entered service in the summer of 1940. She was well armed, with eight […]
MHM September Caption Competition – Winners Announced!
We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on WWI submarine warfare, published in the September issue of Military History Matters. Here are the winners! WINNER “The men who stayed up top hadn’t quite grasped the fundamental concept of the submarine.” — Bruce Arthurs RUNNERS-UP “Just fire a friendly shot […]
[Competition Closed] MHM September Competition
MHM and Star Statues are giving one lucky person the chance to win a free miniature statue of choice from their current collection. Star Statues offers the finest quality miniature and life-size bronze statues of the world’s most extraordinary leaders. Our list includes Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Abraham Lincoln, Leonardo da Vinci, Beethoven, and Nikola […]
MHM August Caption Competition – Winners Announced!
We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on the Bombay Grenadiers at Maiwand, published in the August issue of Military History Matters. Here are the winners! WINNER “Join the army, they said! Get your own gun, no strings attached!” — Sarah Coleshill RUNNERS-UP “One wrong move and the puppy […]
[Competition Closed] MHM August Quiz
This issue, we’re giving away three copies of Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars. The English Civil Wars tore families and friendships apart, setting father against son and brother against brother. Raging across England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the conflict was the greatest political upheaval in the British Isles in 600 years, and […]
MHM July Caption Competition – Winners Announced!
We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on Barbarossa, published in the July issue of Military History Matters. Here are the winners! WINNER “Barbarossa strikes a pose and proudly shows off his latest creation: the Holy doughnut.” — Christopher Warner RUNNERS-UP “That Barbarossa always knows how to accessorize! Where […]
[Competition Closed] MHM July Quiz – win 24 Hours at Balaclava!
This issue, we’re giving away three copies of 24 Hours at Balaclava, courtesy of the History Press. At the Battle of Balaclava, the British squandered a near victory against Russia by recklessly sending 664 British light cavalry spurring down the ‘Valley of Death’, as immortalised by Alfred Lord Tennyson’s famous poem. Half the British cavalry […]
MHM June Caption Competition – Winners Announced!
We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on the rise of Japanese Militarism, published in the June issue of Military History Matters. We are delighted to announce the winners. WINNER ‘They stole our rice wine. Get it back for God’s ‘sake.’’ — Les Quilter RUNNERS-UP Strenuous efforts were made […]
[Competition Closed] MHM June Quiz – win a D-Day clicker
This issue, we’re giving away three engraved replica clickers, courtesy of ACME. Clickers were a vital piece of survival equipment for paratroopers ahead of the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. Used by the 101st Airborne Division, they enabled paratroopers to test whether nearby movements were generated by friend or foe. This month, ACME Whistles, […]
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