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Aircraft in WWI initially played a reconnaissance role, but by the war's end was essential in the support of ground operations, attacks,

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REVIEW – Hitler’s V Weapons: the battle against the V-1 and V-2, written at the time – an official history

February 23, 2021March 11, 2021

5 mins read

Although the title says ‘written at the time’, this is not a collection of personal memoirs or diaries. Nor is it the

Books/Early Modern

REVIEW – two new histories of the English Civil Wars

February 15, 2021March 18, 2021

9 mins read

There are numerous histories of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (to give the ‘English’ Civil Wars their more-accurate title), as such,

War Athletes/WWI

War Athletes: Wyndham Halswelle

February 9, 2021March 11, 2021

10 mins read

Christopher Warner on sporting figures in conflict

Falklands/News

Falkland Islands cleared of mines nearly 40 years since war

January 31, 2021March 11, 2021

2 mins read

The project removed the estimated 13,000 lethal devices that were still buried on the islands.

18th Century/News

Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Culloden battle hoard found

January 27, 2021March 11, 2021

2 mins read

The find is believed to have been part of an arms shipment that landed in Lochaber a fortnight after Bonnie Prince Charlie’s

News/WWII

American Air Museum at Duxford granted listed status

January 25, 2021March 11, 2021

2 mins read

During the Second World War, Duxford was both an RAF and a United States Army Air Force station, playing an important role

Books/WWII

REVIEW – SAS: Band of Brothers

January 21, 2021March 11, 2021

4 mins read

Yet, from the outset, this is a history with a difference. Set in the aftermath of D-Day, it concerns SABU-70, a 12-man

Early Modern/News

English Civil War massacre ‘cover-up’ revealed

January 17, 2021March 11, 2021

3 mins read

The site of a Royalist garrison in Nottinghamshire, Shelford Manor was besieged by Parliamentary forces on 3 November 1645.

Books/WWII

REVIEW – Sicily ’43: the assault on Fortress Europe

January 14, 2021March 11, 2021

12 mins read

Holland has written a series of nine excellent campaign histories over the last few years, looking at fighting World War II in

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‘Breaking the line’

January 13, 2021March 11, 2021

6 mins read

Neither Admirals Rodney or Howe were paragons of virtue. But they were both personally brave, adept tacticians, and, despite their flaws, effective

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The Battle of Blenheim, 13 August 1704

The British Army emerged from the crisis of revolution and civil war that had given it birth with a distinctive military doctrine
The Retreat from Kabul – Map

The first part of our Afghanistan series begins in Issue 1, with an in-depth chronicling of the British army’s disastrous retreat from
Passchendaele, 1917

Martin Marix Evans explores the muddy terrain of the Third Battle of Ypres, the effects it had on the action, and what
The Dutch War of Independence

When the war began in 1566, Imperial Spain was the world’s greatest superpower. By the time it ended, in 1609, ‘the Spanish century’ was
Battle of Britain Day Map: the Afternoon Attack

Exclusively commissioned for Military Times, this battle map illustrates the positioning of German and British airforces during the afternoon battle of Battle
Map of the Battle Of Wakefield, 30th December 1460 – War of the Roses

The Battle of Wakefield was a maor battle in the War of the Roses. It took place at Sandal Magna near Wakefield,
Sinking the Bismarck – Map of the last voyage of the Bismarck

In this map specially prepared for MHM, we chart the last journey of the Bismarck in May 1941. Here the course of
BATTLE MAPS: Battles of Monte la Difensa and Remetania

Monte la Difensa Today, when you look at the routes up Difensa’s crags, it is just possible to imagine small groups of highly
Jutland — fleet movements

In our Jutland — the combat experience feature this month, Peter Hart reconstructs the action of the battle using personal accounts of men
Battle of Waterloo: The Battle for Hougoumont – Map of Hougoumont farm complex

The Battle of Waterloo raged all day, but in most sectors, there were lulls in the fighting. Only at Hougoumont was the

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Behind The Image/WWII

BEHIND THE IMAGE: the struck Japanese fleet carrier Amagi, 24 July 1945

Here lies the toppled Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi . Photographed towards the very end of the Second World War, it is a

American Civil War/Behind The Image

BEHIND THE IMAGE: Raising the dead, 1865

The bulk of the fighting had taken place on 3 June, when Grant ordered that the fortifications of Confederate General Robert E

Behind The Image/Modern/WWI

BEHIND THE IMAGE – Deserted Trench

Abandoned British position captured by the Germans This cold and desolate image shows an abandoned British trench following a German attack, with

Behind The Image/Modern/WWI

BEHIND THE IMAGE – Marching to the future

Belgian Carabiniers with dog-drawn heavy machine-gun, 1914 Marching toward the camera, and shot from a low angle, these Belgian Carabiniers are given

Behind The Image/Modern

BEHIND THE IMAGE: North Vietnam

MHM looks at a series of recently discovered images taken by North Vietnamese photojournalists during the Vietnam War.

Behind The Image/Modern

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

Behind The Image/Modern

BEHIND THE IMAGE – Tanks on Parade

This image shows three tanks taking part in the Lord Mayor’s parade in Ludgate Circus, London in November 1918. The parade celebrated

Behind The Image/WWII

BEHIND THE IMAGE: Nagasaki, Japan, 9 August 1945

This poignant image is evidence of the miles of utter devastation caused when the world’s second atomic bomb was dropped on the

Behind The Image/WWII

BEHIND THE IMAGE: D-Day in colour

This image, Into the Jaws of Death, is one of the most famous of the Second World War. It was taken by

Behind The Image/Modern

BEHIND THE IMAGE: Inchon Landings, Korea, 1950

This photograph, taken by American reporter and war correspondent Marguerite Higgins, shows the second assault-wave landing on the northern side of Red

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