In 1759, Britain faced an invasion threat from France, but two remarkable victories – the Battle of Lagos and later the Battle…
The August/September issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is now out now. In the current climate, the best way to…
Handsome and charming, Wilding embraced a life full of adventure that also involved racing motorcycles across both hemispheres.…
With many museums and galleries still closed, Military History Matters has compiled a guide to some interesting websites you can check out…
The approach is admirably interdisciplinary, blending traditional archaeological fieldwork with historical documentation, and analysis of 38 photographs from the 15th International Brigade.…
When was Britain’s finest hour? For most readers the answer is easy: the summer of 1940, when Britain stood alone in defiance…
It was a futuristic-looking aircraft, which Lockheed publicised as ‘a missile with a man in it’.…
Adrian Phillips gives us a new and fascinating angle on the whole sorry saga of miscalculation and moral surrender that led up…
Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Donald Bell, relying on adrenaline and instinct, led two men from his company through the mud of no-man’s land,…
One of the most dramatic events in history, it is no wonder that D-Day has received such extensive film coverage.…