On 13 December 1939, while Britain was living through a ‘Phoney War’ at home, in the waters off the River Plate a…
MHM selects five of the most decorated and daring pilots of the Great War. 5: Grahame Donald Nationality: British Awards: Knight Commander of the…
MHM’s centenary season continues this month with a wide variety of events, exhibitions, and family activities. From a new instalment at the…
Military History Monthly brings you the details of 3 experts in the field to aid you in your genealogical research . THE SOCIETY OF…
As soon as the dust settled after the Dunkirk evacuation in 1940, Britain’s strategists agreed that in order for Germany to be defeated, Europe…
Most readers of The Times had never heard of Sarajevo in June 1914. The assassination of a visiting Austrian royal by a…
MHM chooses five lesser-known people whose war efforts deserve higher praise. 5. William Manley Lived 1831-1901 Manley is the only recipient of…
In the early 1960s, Michael Caine was regularly playing small character parts in television dramas and British movies. With his cockney accent…
The reasons Britain and the United States went to war in 1812 are diverse. Indeed, different factions within each country had different…
Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about ‘the other Norman…
Tickets to English Heritage's re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings this weekend are sold out, but here are 10 alternative ways to…
Who? The one next to Lenin? Well, he was. Until Joseph Stalin had him erased from the photograph (below). But, despite Stalin’s…
