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Irecently read Professor Frank Mcdonough’s The Weimar Years, an outstanding account of post-wwi Germany and the rise of the Nazi party. Mcdonough brilliantly recounts the political and domestic landscape within which German fascism grew, and Hitler...

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Of all the nations on Europe’s Eastern flank, Finland has experienced perhaps one of the most fraught and complex relationships with its powerful neighbour, Russia. While today an outnumbered and outgunned Ukraine holds Kremlin forces at bay against...

CHURCHILL IN THE TRENCHES

CHURCHILL TRENCHES IN THE

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In 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte was master of Europe, with a majority of the continent under his control or subjugated to his will. That all changed with one fateful decision: the invasion of Russia. Though it is often repeated that the fierce winter...

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On 15 September 1940, the Luftwaffe launched a series of major raids over southeast England. The aerial combat that ensued was witnessed by thousands of Londoners as Fighter Command co-ordinated its pilots to counter the Nazi threat. Even Buckingham...

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The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, eighty years ago this month, remains one of the most important events in history. The terrible, destructive weapon kept secret for so long was unleashed, marked a turning point for the world. However, as Iain...

"EXHAUSTED, TERRIFIED & DRUNK"

Alex Churchill on untold stories of the First World War

ORIGINS OF PUTIN'S FORTIFIED EXCLAVE

MEDAL OF HONOR

How Patton's right-hand man captured Casablanca

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At 2:41am, 7 May, SHAEF headquarters at Reims, General Alfred Jodl signed an act of unconditional surrender to Allied forces on behalf of the German High Command, effective from 11.01pm (Central Time) 8 May. A momentous occasion, it nonetheless came...

AC-47 SPOOKY

The US transport plane modified for maximum firepower in Vietnam

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Nelson’s mission across the Mediterranean, in pursuit of the French fleet in 1798, has all the tension, drama and tragedy of a Hollywood epic. With Napoleon taking the war to Egypt in a brilliant strategic move, the stakes couldn’t have been higher for...

1944-45 BATTLE FOR EUROPE SNIPERS

Stealth and ambush tactics behind enemy lines Reconnaissance and scouting platoons Frontline accounts from elite sharpshooter units

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Largely formed in secret under the sanctions of the Treaty of Versailles, the Luftwaffe’s bomber squadrons were a critical part of Nazi Germany’s military doctrine. From the close-airsupport capabilities of the Stuka, to the devastating payloads of the...

BASTOGNE

Read how the 'battered' 101st held the line against Hitler's last gamble

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The Battle of Leyte Gulf holds the mantle as the largest naval battle in history. A truly epic clash of carrier fleets saw tactical risks and deceptive ploys played out across hundreds of miles of ocean. However, the grand scale of Leyte Gulf has often...

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Operation Market Garden, launched 80 years ago, has gone down in history as an equally audacious and tragically flawed campaign. It began with the goal of striking a decisive blow across the Rhine, accelerating the liberation of the Netherlands, the...

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Britain’s Home Guard has long held the unfair reputation of being rag-tag, hapless, bumbling but endearing volunteers – thanks largely to the sitcom Dad’s Army (1968-77). In recent years the real history of these units has been rediscovered, including...

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The Spitfire is beyond doubt one of the most iconic aircraft in British, if not world, history. However, as Stuart Hadaway explores this issue, its legendary status cannot be chalked up solely to its role in the critical summer of 1940. In fact, the...