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INSIDE THE FORTIFIED CHURCHES OF TRANSYLVANIA
Standing on the hilltops of the Transylvanian countryside, the mighty fortified churches protected their citizens throughout centuries of Tatar and Ottoman invasion
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TRENTON
The battered Americans hatch a bold plan to turn the tide of the War of Independence
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MODERN ANTI-TANK WEAPONS
Rapidly advancing technology has fuelled new generations of infantry and aerial anti-tank weapons
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WWII PANZERFAUSTS & PIATs
As highly manoeuvrable armoured units gained huge success on the battlefields of Europe and beyond, increasingly accurate and powerful weapons were put into the hands of infantrymen
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WWI TAKING ON THE FIRST TANKS
On the morning of 15 September 1916 the British Army altered the course of land warfare forever, deploying 49 Mark I tanks into the Battle of the Somme. This new technology quickly necessitated strong counter-measures
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PORTUGAL'S FORGOTTEN COLONIAL WAR
While the US and allies fought the Viet Cong's guerrilla campaign, Portugal mounted its own counter-insurgency in its colonial possessions in Angola and Mozambique. This largely overlooked conflict witnessed one of Africa's last major wars of independence from European colonialism
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COLD WAR ROCKET-POWERED PRECISION
Since the end of World War Il tanks and the weapons designed to destroy them have been locked in a deadly race for dominance on the battlefield
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M24 CHAFFEE LIGHT TANK
The US Army M24 Chaffee light tank first saw service in WWII with the Allies in December 1944
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AXIS SALLY: TRUE STORY OF AN ALL-AMERICAN TRAITOR
A troubled child, failed Broadway actress, impressionable lover and Nazi propagandist, Mildred Gillars' life is an American tale that descends into the darkest depths of betrayal
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TIMELINE OF...ANTI-TANK WEAPONS
Over the course of a century, armed forces around the world produce a variety of weapons and devices to counter the evolution of armoured warfare
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WOLF HOUND
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE KG 200 LUFTWAFFE UNIT THAT FLEW CAPTURED ALLIED AIRCRAFT GETS EVEN MORE SURREAL
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MUSEUMS & EVENTS
Learn about restoration work to a Dunkirk painting at Churchill’s former house, the UK’s top WWII festival, an exhibition on children of service personnel, and the opening of the Wrens Museum
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ROBERT L HOWARD
On 30 December 1968 this colonel was fighting in Southeast Asia, facing an overwhelming force of North Vietnamese troops, all while severely wounded
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UKRAINE’S WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE
From 1917-21, against the backdrop of the end of the First World War and the Russian Civil War, Ukraine fought for its sovereignty against Bolsheviks, Germans, Polish… and even itself
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NORMAN CONQUESTS
The fearsome knights of Normandy did not stop at the successful invasion of England: they forged a dynasty that changed the face of Europe
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LESSONS LEARNED?
Treated by the Combined Operations Headquarters as a dress rehearsal for D-Day, were the so-called ‘lessons learned’ worth the sacrifices at Dieppe?
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CANADA'S NINE HOURS IN HELL DIEPPE RAID
In August 1942 an Allied force made up largely of Canadian soldiers raided the French seaport of Dieppe, with disastrous consequences
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ATATÜRK’S TRIUMPH
The last major action of the Greco-Turkish War resulted in a Turkish victory – but the suffering was far from over for civilians on both sides
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GREEK OFFENSIVES 1920-21
After the seizure of Smyrna, Greek forces moved further into Anatolia with the aid of their allies
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SMYRNA LANDING 1919
The regional tension in the wake of the Ottoman defeat broke out into a fresh conflict as Greek forces seized the coastal city and surrounding areas
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NEW WINDOW ON A GENOCIDE
The World War I aviation historical society Cross & Cockade International (CCI) has unveiled aerial photography depicting devastated villages and settlements in the Armenian Highlands, the scene of widespread atrocities
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THE TET OFFENSIVE
It may have been a colossal military failure, but in many ways this campaign marked the turning point of the Vietnam War
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Heroes of the Medal of Honor: RALPH PUCKETT
After capturing high ground at Hill 205 in Korea, US Rangers fought off repeated counterattacks. In the thick of the fighting, their commanding officer provided an extraordinary example of heroism
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KITCHENER'S RECONQUEST OF SUDAN
With rival European imperial powers vying for influence in North Africa, Britain set about crushing the Mahdist forces once and for all
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THE SIEGE OF KHARTOUM
While the Mahdi was making his moves in Sudan, the British were exerting their control over Egypt following the Anglo-Egyptian War of 1882
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Great Battles: THE BATTLE OF HUE
In 1968, as popular support for the US invasion of Vietnam faded, communist forces captured the city of Hue in just two hours. They only held it for a few weeks but it was a turning point in the war, and American history
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TIMELINE OF... MAHDIST WAR
Muhammad Ahmad transforms Sudan into a militant Islamic state and directly clashes with Egyptian and European colonial armies
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DASSAULT Mirage III
The French multi-role delta jet that's still in service nearly seven decades after its first flight
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CONFESSIONS OF A POLISH EXECUTIONER
In the dark days of Nazi occupation one resistance member was tasked with assassinating Germans, and even his own countrymen who had become collaborators
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STALINGRAD: THE CITY THAT REFUSED TO DIE
The industrial heart of Soviet Russia was in fact never a German objective for Case Blue. So how did it become a turning point in the war and a devastating loss for the Nazis?
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