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History of War
GOEBBELS AND THE FÜHRER
AN UNSETTLING YET TIMELY REMINDER THAT EVEN HISTORY'S WORST DEMAGOGUES WERE HUMAN
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THE NAME OF TREASON VIDKUN QUISLING
Though his name became a byword for treason, this Norwegian Nazi collaborator maintained his innocence right to the end
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FIERCE BUT FLAWED? KING TIGER
The Tiger II was the largest tank used by Nazi Germany in WWII, but the behemoth was problem-prone and never had the impact on the battlefield its creators had sought
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DEFENDING BRITAIN
In the event of a Nazi invasion, Britain would have deployed a network of deadly defences to impede the enemy at every turn
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REFLECTIONS OF WAR
FORGOTTEN PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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SWORD D-DAY TRIAL BY BATTLE
READ ABOUT THE TRIUMPHS AND TRAGEDIES OF THE COMMAND BRIGADE ON A SINGLE BRITISH BEACH AND BEYOND DURING THE D-DAY INVASION OF NORMANDY
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MARY ROSE GUN-SHIELD
During the excavation of Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose, divers discovered the wooden elements of up to eight shields which would originally have been fitted with matchlock guns
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EAST AFRICA'S FORGOTTEN WAR
Why Sudan has suffered seven decades of conflict and military coups
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KALININGRAD ORIGINS OF RUSSIA'S EXCLAVE
Formerly the Prussian stronghold of Königsberg, since 1945 this region has been a Soviet, then Russian, foothold in Eastern Europe
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KINMEN LAST FRONTLINE OF FREE CHINA
In this first of a two-part series, read how when faced with total defeat, China's Nationalists held on to a small island off the Fujian coast and defended it at all costs
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OVER COLD WAR SEAS
NATO AND SOVIET NAVAL AVIATION, 1949-89
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EAGLE DAYS
LIFE AND DEATH FOR THE LUFTWAFFE IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
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TODAY'S COLD WAR "INFINITELY MORE COMPLEX"
Renowned historian challenges comparisons between the Cold War and the modern world, where the stakes, players and rules of engagement are multidimensional
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PARASET RESISTANCE RADIO
This set was concealed in a suitcase and parachuted to a resistance operative in Mons, Belgium
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THE US HAD STAYED OUT OF THE GREAT WAR?
A prolonged conflict, a modified Treaty of Versailles and no League of Nations may have transpired without direct American involvement in WWI
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HOW TO END A WAR LESSONS FROM KOREA
It took two years of negotiations for an armistice to be signed between the UN, North Korea and China. Even then, an official peace has never truly broken out. Is this the bleak blueprint that may be followed today?
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OVER THE WALL: A BRIXMIS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN
A COLD WAR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE PENS HIS CONTROVERSIAL MEMOIR
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IRON AIRMEN HOW THE LUFTWAFFE PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Ruthlessly demanding recruitment and training forged a formidable Luftwaffe by 1940 – but as combat that year shows, insufficient foresight can humble even the deadliest of foes
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THE FALL OF SAIGON 50 YEARS LATER
Starved of American support, the Republic of Vietnam was swept away by an unstoppable invasion
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REPUBLICAN F-105 THUNDERCHIEF
The mighty ‘Thud’ was a mainstay of the air war over Vietnam
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250 YEARS OF SERVICE
The USA's standing army maintains traditions and remains prepared for the defence of the country in the 21st century
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LECHAEUM
The Spartan hoplite was one of the most revered figures in ancient Greek warfare. But they met their match at Lechaeum, defeated by a force of lightly armed peltasts
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PLAYING FOR THEIR LIVES BIRKENAU'S WOMEN'S ORCHESTRA
Historian Anne Sebba reveals how dozens of female Jews and political prisoners were forced to perform for the Nazis, and their fellow inmates, in the shadow of a genocide
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SPECIAL FORCES ON THE RUN
In the fourth instalment of his SAS Great Escapes series, Damien Lewis recounts, among others, an overlooked LRDG operation in occupied Yugoslavia
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CONFLICT TO PEACE
A new exhibition looks back on how Oxfordshire celebrated victory in WWII and commemorates the county's men who fought
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MILITARY THEORY AND THE CONDUCT OF WAR
AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLITICS AND WAR, OFFENCE AND DEFENCE, AND CONCEPTS LIKE THE PRINCIPLES OF WAR AND MILITARY DOCTRINE
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"WE LOST THE ENEMY WE CAME TO KNOW AND LOVE "
Intelligence veteran Mark Lowenthal reveals how after a shift to counter-terrorism from the 1990s, spycraft is returning to its Cold War operations
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A BLUEPRINT FOR MODERN THREATS
Could lessons from the last great conflict help the democratic world triumph over the rise in autocratic power?
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KOREA: WAR WITHOUT END
TWO POWERHOUSE HISTORIANS JOIN FORCES FOR A NEW ANALYSIS OF THE KOREAN WAR Authors: Richard Dannatt and Robert Lyman Publisher: Osprey Price: £25 (Hardback) On sale: Out now
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WILLIAM HALE WILBUR
On 8 November 1942 this colonel played a crucial role in the Allied invasion of North Africa, attempting to secure the surrender of Vichy French forces and then leading an assault to secure the Moroccan beachhead
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