New images have revealed the extent of the damage to HMS Royal Oak after it was sunk during the Second World War.…
They were thought to have been lost in the watery depths of the vast Pacific Ocean. But now, explorers have found two…
David Porter takes a look at everything that went wrong with the Bachem BA 349 'Natter' (Viper)…
The Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human history – involving 30 belligerent nations, it was fought from the far…
Hermann Balch has been described as the ‘greatest German general no one ever heard of’. Stephen Robinson, a graduate of the Australian…
Seema Syeda appreciates the charm and chutzpah of indefatigable war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. Having crossed the Atlantic to cover her first conflict,…
More than 4,000 square miles of hills and ridges, thickly forested, dissected by streams and rivers, its few roads punctuated by chokepoints.…
The October issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is now on sale. To subscribe to the magazine, click here. To subscribe…
The USS Grunion was a Gato-class submarine that was sunk at Kiska, Alaska, during World War II. Operating near the Aleutian Islands,…
Dubbed ‘the Soldier’s Friend’, his work had been syndicated across the States, making him a household name. President Harry Truman, on learning…