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History of War
THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON
The most significant British victory in the Revolutionary War threatened to undermine the entire American war effort
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Issue 108
History of War
JUNE 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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Issue 108
History of War
Alexander I - NAPOLEON'S RUSSIAN NEMESIS
Moulded from early childhood to be Russia's greatest emperor, the mysterious Alexander I spent almost his entire life lurking behind a series of masks
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Issue 108
History of War
BATTLE OF MIDWAY - TURNING POINT OF THE PACIFIC WAR
Just six months after Pearl Harbor, Japan launched another attack on the US Navy. James Holland explains how this time the US was prepared and the resulting clash turned the tide of the war
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Issue 107, 2022
History of War
THE SAS FRAUD?
Heralded as the founder of the Special Air Service, a new study alleges that David Stirling might not have been the military genius of legend. Historian Gavin Mortimer unravels the truth behind Britain's famed special forces officer
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Issue 107, 2022
History of War
TIMELINE OF...NATO
With the Soviet threat looming over Europe, the United States moves to contain Moscow's influence with a new and more potent alliance between the continent's leading democracies
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Issue 107, 2022
History of War
WOJTEK THE 'SOLDIER BEAR'
This legendary brown bear accompanied Poland's army in exile across continents and onto the frontline
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Issue 107, 2022
History of War
ANTIETAM
On September 17 1862 the Union and Confederate armies in the eastern theatre met at Antietam Creek in Maryland. It would be the bloodiest day in American military history
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Issue 107, 2022
History of War
ON THE CUSP OF WORLD WAR III - Q&A WITH ROGER HERMISTON
In 1953 the US and Soviet Union became capable of mutually assured destruction. Soon after, safeguards were put into place in an attempt to prevent it
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
RESISTANCE & REBELLION
Many tribes stood against the legions, putting up a fierce fight that made the Roman conquest of Britain far from a foregone conclusion
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
TIMELINE OF THE... ROMAN INVASIONS OF BRITAIN
Over centuries the empire's borders expanded across the prized islands, reaching as far north as Scotland but always facing fierce tribal resistance
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
Great Battles CANNAE
After crossing the Alps and outwitting the Romans twice, despite being hugely outnumbered, Hannibal dealt Rome a crushing blow with one of the most celebrated double-pincer movements of all time
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
THE — DOOLITTLE RAID
On 18 April 1942, American bombers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle took off from the USS Hornet. Their target: Tokyo. Their mission: Avenge Pearl Harbor
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
THE TSAR'S WAR WWI'S EASTERN FRONT
Tsarist Russia was unprepared when World War I began, and the disastrous experience hastened the end of the Romanov Dynasty and the rise of communist rule
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
THE ROMAN ARMY
The legions in Britain helped Romanise the remote province and guarded its northern border
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
Heroes of the Medal of Honor: JAMES STOCKDALE
The highest-ranking US POW during the Vietnam War, imprisoned for nearly eight years, this air wing commander was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery and leadership while incarcerated
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
FALKLANDS SHORT HISTORY OF A LONG DISAGREEMENT PART 1: 1485 – 1833
For hundreds of years these South Atlantic islands have been the focus, and sideshow, of trade missions, treaties and conflicts. In this two-part series, former British Army intelligence officer and now historian Nick Van Der Bijl looks at the five centuries preceding the 1982 war
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
ADMIRAL YI SUN- SIN
The Korean military genius who overcame overwhelming odds to grind Japan’s samurai war machine to a halt
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Issue 106, 2022
History of War
MONGOLIAN MIGHT MEETS SAMURAI STEEL
Waves of the Khan’s forces swept across the shogunate’s lands. They were met by Japan’s outmatched yet determined and skilful warrior class
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
CLASH OF CULTURES: Q&A WITH JONATHAN CLEMENTS
With the Mongol way of war already a proven conquering force, the invasion of Japan was a clash of two unique warrior societies
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
AMERICA'S ZOUAVES
Historian and author Iain MacGregor shares his passion for the brightly uniformed infantrymen who served in the US Civil War, and interrogates some of the myths about their combat role
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
BATAAN DEATH MARCH
After Japan conquered the Philippines in WWII, its army inflicted one of the war’s worst atrocities on Allied POWs
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
THE REAL TOP GUN
From humble beginnings the US Navy Fighter Weapons School was instrumental in turning the tide of the air war over Vietnam
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
THE DIVINE WIND
With his invasion forces scattered by storms, the Khan planned yet another attempt to conquer Japan
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
TIMELINE OF THE...MONGOL INVASIONS OF JAPAN
The Mongol ruler Kublai Khan leads several attacks on the Japanese islands and is met by ferocious resistance
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
THE KHAN'S MARCH TO WAR
In the late 13th century, the ruler of the vast Mongol Empire set his sights east in search of new lands to conquer
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
PETAIN VERDUN HERO OR VICHY TRAITOR?
Philippe Pétain, Marshal of France and hero of Verdun during WWI, tarnished his reputation beyond redemption as a collaborator with the Nazis during WWII and head of the puppet Vichy government
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
Heroes of the Victoria Cross TUL BAHADUR PUN
In June 1944, as Allied forces began re-establishing dominance in Burma, a Gurkha Chindit stormed Japanese positions on a railway bridge to save his comrades, earning him the British Empire’s highest military honour
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
ECHOES OF THE PAST
THIS DISTURBING AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING STUDY OF MEMORY AND LOSS SHINES A LIGHT ON A DARK CHAPTER IN GREEK HISTORY
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Issue 105, 2022
History of War
BENEDICTION
A SOMBRE AND HEART-WRENCHING BIOPIC ABOUT THE TRAUMATISED WORLD WAR I POET SIEGFRIED SASSOON
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