‘The War is not funny, Sir.’ – Colonel Howfield. ‘I’ve a feeling that may be the point.’ – General Mitford. Seema Syeda reviews Ian…
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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Despite a succession of victories during the Second World War, Conservative leader Winston Churchill faced a crushing defeat in Britain's 1945 general…
Excavations at Carnoustie, Angus, have revealed a set of elaborate Bronze Age weapons, dating back to c.1000-800 BC. The finds…
The May issue of Military History Monthly, the British military history magazine, is now on sale. To subscribe to the magazine click here. To…
Think of something appropriately witty for this picture and leave your caption as a comment below. The best caption will be judged…
This month, you could be one of three lucky readers to win the beautifully designed board game Dazzleship Battleships, courtesy of Laurence King…
Patrick Boniface examines the lives of history’s most daring wartime captives. In November 1899, the 25-year-old Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was travelling in…
Everything crazy is sane and all that is sane is crazy.…