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JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE CIVIL WAR: THE UNION ARMY
THE EXPERIENCES OF JEWISH SOLDIERS IN THE UNION ARMY COME INTO FOCUS IN THIS COMPREHENSIVE BOOK
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CHURCHILL'S AMERICAN ARSENAL
A METICULOUSLY RESEARCHED CELEBRATION OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES IN WARFARE BROUGHT ABOUT BY ANGLO-AMERICAN COOPERATION IN WORLD WAR II
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NEED TO KNOW WORLD WAR II AND THE RISE OF AMERICAN INTELLIGENCE
A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO HOW THE UNITED STATES DEVELOPED ITS CODEBREAKING AND SURVEILLANCE OPERATIONS DURING THE GLOBAL CONFLICT
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HYBRID WARRIORS
TRACING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE UKRAINE CONFLICT FROM THE BOTTOM UP TO REVEAL THE INNER WORKINGS OF VLADIMIR PUTIN'S KREMLIN
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THE GREATEST VIKING: THE LIFE OF OLAV HARALDSSON
A FINE FINAL BOOK FROM ONE OF OUR MOST DISTINGUISHED POPULAR HISTORIANS
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FIVE HISTORY LESSONS FOR PUTIN
Dr Mark Galeotti is an honorary professor at University College London's School of Slavonic & East European Studies and has published numerous books on Russian security, foreign policy and state criminality. An expert on the Russosphere, both past and present, his latest book, Putin's Wars, analyses how President Vladimir Putin's military campaigns have reshaped the nation and the world. In light of Russia's globally condemned invasion of neighbouring Ukraine, here he gives his assessment of the lessons that the president ought to have learned from his country's own military history, from Nicholas II to Ivan 'the Terrible'.
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ROAD TO REBELLION
How the Duke of Monmouth tried in vain to rescue his nation from the oppressive clutches of James II
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HERSHEL 'WOODY' WILLIAMS
In February 1945, as US Marines struggled to overcome lwo Jima’s relentless Japanese defenders, a 21-year-old corporal silenced seven pillboxes to help turn the tide of the battle
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LEE MILLER
Among the most iconic and acclaimed photojournalists and correspondents of the Second World War, Miller went from the front page of Vogueto the frontline of the Normandy invasion
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LAST STAND OF THE WAFFEN-SS
In the closing months of the war in Europe, the Waffen-SS fought desperately to secure Hitler victory. When they failed he disowned them
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ANGLO-SIKH WARS
Between 1845-46 and 1848-49 two conflicts were fought between the forces of the East India Company, supported by troops from the British Army, and those of the Sikh Empire in the Punjab
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COMPANY ARMIES
The East India Company’s formidable private armies were vital to the expansion of British interests in the subcontinent
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ANGLO-MARATHA WARS
This series of conflicts bet een the British East India Company and the Maratha Confederacy stretched over 40 years. The eventual destruction of the Confederacy helped Britain tighten its grip on subcontinent
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ANGLO-MYSORE WARS
From the 1760s to the 1790s, the East India Company fought a series of conflicts against the Kingdom of Mysore. The kingdom’s final defeat in 1799 greatly _ assisted the British in their eventual domination of India
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TIMELINE OF... MILITARY RAILWAYS
Rail transportation and artillery played an important part in military planning from the mid-19th century to the Cold War
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Heroes of the Victoria Cross NEVILLE HOWSE
During a fighting retreat at Vredefort, in the Orange Free State, this medical officer rescued a severely wounded man and carried him to safety, despite fierce enemy fire
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HOW EDINBURGH CASTLE DEFIED THE JACOBITE REBELLION
During the rebellion of 1745, Jacobite forces took control of Edinburgh - but the city's iconic castle would not surrender
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THE HITLER WHO FOUGHT FOR THE ALLIES
The estranged half-nephew of the Nazi leader, William Patrick Hitler led his own wartime crusade against his half-uncle across the ocean. William's story is one of family drama, FBI investigations and eventually the taking up of arms against the Axis
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EYES ON THE SAND THE LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP AT EL ALAMEIN
Watching and reporting enemy movements, the LRDG served as Monty's eyes and ears in the build up to the decisive battle
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AN END TO THE BEGINNING - THE SECOND BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN (23 OCTOBER - 11 NOVEMBER 1942)
Eighty years ago, the Allied 8th Army launched a decisive offensive against the Axis forces in North Africa. It saw the tipping point of a long struggle for dominance over the region and precipitated the Axis collapse in the Mediterranean
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WWII SUPER GUNS
In the second great global conflict, railways were mounted with some of the biggest artillery pieces the world had seen
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HOSPITAL TRAINS
These long military medical trains were first developed in the 1850s and reached the zenith of their effectiveness during World War I
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WWI ON RAILS
The outbreak of the Great War saw the rapid development of armoured trains - formidable weapons that played a pivotal role in the conflict
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FIRST MILITARY RAILWAYS
Some of the earliest railway networks became critical to conflicts around the world, transporting men and materiel
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KUTUZOV: A LIFE IN WAR AND PEACE
FACT-CHECKING THE HERO STATUS OF FIELD MARSHAL KUTUZOV, WHO FOR HALF A CENTURY SERVED IN ALMOST EVERY MAJOR CONFLICT IN WHICH RUSSIA TOOK PART
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DÜNKIRCHEN 1940: THE GERMAN VIEW OF DUNKIRK
FOR THE BRITISH, DUNKIRK WAS ONE OF THE DEFINING BATTLES OF WWII, THE ARMADA OF 'LITTLE BOATS' SYMBOLISING COURAGE AND DEFIANCE AS THEY RESCUED THE BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. BUT HOW DID THE GERMANS VIEW IT?
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WWII THIS MONTH...SEPTEMBER 1942
To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict
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WOMEN & WAR
A new exhibition at Biggin Hill Memorial Museum commemorates women's contribution to the RAF and the defence of the United Kingdom during the darkest hours of World War II
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ROME'S GRAND STRATEGY
"THE ROMANS DID DO SERIOUS STRATEGIC THINKING, THEY DID EXECUTE A SERIOUS LONG-TERM STRATEGY. AND THEY MAINTAINED IT FOR 500 YEARS"
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Heroes of the Victoria Cross: PATRICK ANTHONY PORTEOUS
Amid the disastrous Dieppe Raid of August 1942, this 24-year-old officer took command of a depleted unit, saved a comrade, and led a charge against enemy positions
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