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  • Hitler’s airborne elite and the battle for Crete

    The Battle for Crete should have been an Allied victory. The problem, however, was the Allied high command.

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Hitler’s airborne elite and the battle for Crete

May 24, 2022
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The Battle for Crete should have been an Allied victory. The problem, however, was the Allied high command.

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MHM June/July 2022

May 24, 2022
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The June/July 2022 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now. The best way to access the magazine is

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MHM Competition: Battle Proms Online Exclusive

May 20, 2022
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In this exclusive online-only competition, we’re giving away three pairs of tickets to the Battle Proms Picnic Concerts. The Battle Proms are

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MHM Competition: June/July

May 3, 2022
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This issue, we’re giving away five pairs of tickets to the Combined Ops Military Show, courtesy of Headcorn Events. The Combined Ops

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MHM Book of the Year 2022 – Winners Announced!

March 28, 2022
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The ballots have been cast, the votes have been counted, and we are delighted to announce the winners of the MHM Book Awards. We

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Renaissance warfare: a military revolution

March 11, 2022
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In our latest issue, we look at the transformation of warfare in the first half of the 16th century.

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The April/May 2022 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now. The best way to access the magazine is

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MHM Competition: April/May [Competition Closed]

February 28, 2022
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This issue, we’re giving away three copies of The Crew by David Price, courtesy of Head of Zeus. This intimate telling of

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Crécy: a king, a prince, and a revolution in warfare | The PastCast

January 19, 2022
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On this episode of The PastCast, historian and teacher Graham Goodlad charts the military careers of the king and his heir, a

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MHM February/March 2022

January 13, 2022
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The February/March 2022 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now. The best way to access the magazine is

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BEHIND THE IMAGE: The Liberation of Paris, August 1944

De Gaulle strode down the centre of the grand route, hailed by banners that proclaimed, 'Long live de Gaulle' and 'De Gaulle

Behind The Image/WWI

BEHIND THE IMAGE: Spectators at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 28 June 1919

Perched on sofas and peering in from every angle, these Allied officers were obviously desperate to catch a glimpse of the momentous

Behind The Image/Modern/WWII

BEHIND THE IMAGE: captured Luftwaffe crewmen, London Underground, 1940

In photography, timing is all – and there is no better example of the dictum than this gem of a snapshot capturing a surprising moment

Behind The Image/WWI

BEHIND THE IMAGE: Wartime Christmas

As they enjoy their sparse meal at Beaumont-Hamel on 25 December 1916, the men seem indifferent to a fellow soldier’s grave just

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BEHIND THE IMAGE: The Prague Spring, 1968

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Behind The Image/WWII

BEHIND THE IMAGE: Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima

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BEHIND THE IMAGE: B-52 storage area, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona

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BEHIND THE IMAGE: Wind tunnel testing, Messerschmitt Bf 109, 1940

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