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    It is a question often asked: what was the worst day in Britain’s military history? Depending perhaps on their definition of ‘Britain’,…

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What is the significance of the Dambusters legend?

MHM Editor Neil Faulkner analyses the RAF’s controversial strategic bombing campaign. What is the real significance of the Dambusters legend? James Holland and I…

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Churchill: ‘Blood, toil, tears, and sweat’

What’s that quote on the new £5 note? The phrase ‘I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat’ is…

The Wipers Times
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Theatre: The Wipers Times by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman

‘The War is not funny, Sir.’ – Colonel Howfield. ‘I’ve a feeling that may be the point.’ – General Mitford. Seema Syeda reviews Ian…

Feature/WWII

WWII Berlin in photographs

The Battle of Berlin, fought between 16 April and 2 May 1945, was the last major European offensive of the Second World…

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10 things you didn’t know about the Norman conquest of Ireland

Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about ‘the other Norman…

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5 key reasons Churchill lost the 1945 general election

Despite a succession of victories during the Second World War, Conservative leader Winston Churchill faced a crushing defeat in Britain's 1945 general…

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Rare Bronze Age Weapons Hoard Discovered

    Excavations at Carnoustie, Angus, have revealed a set of elaborate Bronze Age weapons, dating back to c.1000-800 BC. The finds…

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In the early 1960s, Michael Caine was regularly playing small character parts in television dramas and British movies. With his cockney accent…

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Battle Maps

  • The Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745

    The War of the Austrian Succession found the British Army run down and neglected, its proud military traditions grown sclerotic. Yet in…

  • The Battle of Courtrai, 1302

    In 1302, the townspeople of Flanders rebelled against the French, laying siege to the castle at Courtrai. The French sent an army…

  • 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…

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    It was the first time since 390 BC that the city of Rome had fallen to a barbarian enemy. It shocked the…

  • Battle of Britain Day Map: the Noon Attack

    Exclusively commissioned for Military Times, this battle map illustrates the formation of the incoming Luftwaffe squadrons for the first attack on the…

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    Exclusively commissioned for Military Times, this battle map illustrates the positioning of German and British airforces during the afternoon battle of Battle…

  • Pirates! – the Royal Navy’s trade routes

    British trade routes were plagued by pirates during the 19th century, but where were the most dangerous and densely-populated pirate havens?…

  • Waterloo – map of troop manoeuvres

    This map explains the movements of the French, British, and Prussian forces from the 15 to the 18 June, 1815. Napoleon seized…

  • 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…

  • Don McCullin: The Battle of Hue, February 1968

    Photojournalist Don McCullin’s images of war brought the grim reality onto Sunday breakfast tables for two decades . Especially famous are the…

Behind the Image

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/WWI

BEHIND THE IMAGE – L’infanterie Cycliste

The region of Meaux came dangerously close to being occupied by the advancing German army in September 1914. The German onslaught had…

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 – 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/Modern

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

The boneyard here at Davis-Monthan was established in 1946 to store WWII bombers and transports.…

Behind The Image/WWI

BEHIND THE IMAGE: The ‘Iron Harvest’ on the Western Front

The original caption reads, ‘Some shell cases on the roadside in the front area, the contents of which have been despatched over…

Behind The Image/Modern/WWII

BEHIND THE IMAGE – ‘Forcibly Pulled Out of Dug-outs’

In May 1944, an official document was prepared by Jürgen Stroop detailing the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. The 75-page report was…

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/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…

16th Queen's Lancers during advance to the Marne Sept. 1914.
Behind The Image/Modern/WWI

BEHIND THE IMAGE – Race to the Sea

The 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers (3rd Cavalry Brigade) advancing from the Marne to the Aisne, September 1914 Keith Robinson studies the aesthetics…

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