Marking the 70-year anniversary of the actual raid, Taylor Downing reviews the classic war movie The Dam Busters At 7.30am on 17…
With hundreds of military museums in the UK alone, how do you know which one will best suit your interests? Here, MHM has picked…
Clausewitz taught us that war is an extension of politics. No apology, then, for including a review of Steven Spielberg’s new biopic…
James Brett takes issue with our interpretation of the Somme. After my pleasant surprise at your refreshingly ‘revisionist’ editorial, I was disappointed…
Richard Lucas discovers an extraordinary museum devoted to contemporary conflict in the Middle East. After years of open conflict, and in the…
When the German navy captured a British Welman midget submarine in November 1943, Commander Hans Bartels set about improving its crude design…
In the second of his new occasional series, TV producer and historian Taylor Downing reviews a wartime Spitfire classic. On 16 August…
Whispering Death A heavy fighter derived from a light bomber, the Bristol Beaufighter entered service in the summer of 1940 and by…
Launching a new occasional series, TV documentary producer and military historian Taylor Downing explores the story behind the wartime movie classic In…
This WWII drama bases its action around Operation Dragoon, a vital part of the 1944 D-Day Landings. It acts as a prequel…