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History of War
MORE MISS MONEYPENNY THAN MATA HARI WOMEN SPIES THROUGHOUT THE DECADES
THEY LOOKED LIKE ORDINARY HOUSEWIVES, MOTHERS AND SECRETARIES IN SENSIBLE CLOTHES AND STURDY SHOES. BUT THESE INNOCUOUS WOMEN WERE EMBARKED ON COURAGEOUS AND OFTEN TREACHEROUS MISSIONS AS SECRET AGENTS
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THE END OF GREAT POWERS
Full-spectrum analysis of a state's economy, technology, leadership, society and alliances could be a superior way of predicting battlefield performance
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THE BATTLE OF JERUSALEM 9 JANUARY - 11 DECEMBER 1917
During a campaign that lasted nearly a year, British and Arab forces defeated the Ottoman Turks and entered the ancient city
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QUEEN ELIZABETH CLASS BATTLESHIP
These five super-dreadnoughts set the standard for early 20th century warship design in speed, firepower and protection and were the first fast battleships of the age
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THE MASSACRE AT WOUNDED KNEE
In 1890, US troops killed more than 250 Lakota, at a location that remains the focus of resistance and dark controversy
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BORN IN NORTH AFRICA
HOW THE TUNISIA CAMPAIGN FORGED THE 'SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP'
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ANTI-TANK MINE
This lightweight General Service Mk V device could immobilise Hitler's heavy tanks and was used during fighting in Northwest Europe
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HEROES OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR BALDOMERO LOPEZ
During the daring landings at Inchon in 1950, this first lieutenant sacrificed his life to save his US Marine comrades
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NORTH KOREA'S ROCKET REVOLUTION
After the peninsula was divided by a long-term ceasefire, Pyongyang and Seoul raced to build weapons that could obliterate each other
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THE GREAT TRAIN RAID THE MOST DARING SAS MISSION OF WWII
DAMIEN LEWIS' LATEST SAS ADVENTURE IS CHARACTERISTICALLY FAST-PACED AND ACTION-PACKED
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THE GREAT TRAIN RAID
This mission was so secret that few published records exist. Now, best-selling author Damien Lewis has unearthed the full incredible story from long-hidden files, family archives and untold personal accounts
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WINTER WAR FINLAND'S FIGHT FOR SURVIVAL
Outnumbered and outgunned, the Finns used the harshest winter in living memory to defy Stalin and turn their snow-covered home red with Soviet blood
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MAKE DEFENCE NOT WAR?
In 1945 President Harry Truman initiated a restructuring of the American military establishment, including the redesignation of the War Department to the Department of Defense
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SPOTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE
After the bloody stalemate of the Wilderness, the Union and Confederate armies clashed again at a humble crossroads during two weeks of trench warfare, mass assaults and counterattacks
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BATTLE FOR THE CHANNEL ISLANDS
In 1945, the Allies were ready with a daring amphibious operation to liberate Jersey and Guernsey by force
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THE BOYNE
Three crowns were on the line when two kings met in Ireland on a sweltering summer's day
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PARIS DAVIS
This pioneering member of the United States Army Special Forces received long-overdue recognition for his heroism rescuing comrades during the Vietnam War
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FALL OF THE SPARTANS
The powerful Greek city-state overreached itself and saw its influence decline as it failed to integrate conquered territories
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MASTERS OF THE SKIES
From rapidly evolving roles to new technologies, historian and airpower expert John Curatola discusses how fighter planes shaped the Second World War
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TEA WITH TRAITORS
A progressive educator celebrated her birthday with a tea party for dissident friends – unaware that a Gestapo informant was among them
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CHURCHILL IN THE TRENCHES
How Britain's future war leader earned respect and redemption on the Western Front
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"MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE 1950S"
Do we need to relearn the Cold War's fear of mutually assured destruction in our unregulated nuclear landscape?
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CRIMEA IN THE CROSSHAIRS
The Black Sea peninsular has been coveted by rival interests for centuries, with the current Russian occupation motivated by several factors
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ON THE BRINK
Any conflict between the US and China would almost certainly see the American mainland come under direct attack
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MEMORIES FROM THE SECOND WORLD WAR
Discover how military maps transcend their functional use on the battlefield at National Museums Scotland's new exhibition
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BATTLE OF GOOSE GREEN MILITARY MEDAL GROUP
This Parachute Regiment teenager lost his closest friend charging an Argentine machine gun post during the Falklands War
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SPARTA
LEARN ABOUT THE POWERFUL GREEK CITY-STATE THAT CONTINUES TO INFLUENCE OUR MODERN WORLD, CENTURIES AFTER ITS DEMISE
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MAVERICKS
DISCOVER ONE OF THE FORGOTTEN ESCAPADES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR, AND THE MEN WHO TOOK ON AN ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TASK FOR THE ALLIED CAUSE
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RHINELAND -HITLER'S LAST- DEFENCE 1944-45
A DETAILED STUDY OF THE BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS THAT BROUGHT THE WAR IN THE WEST TO AN END, REPLETE WITH MAPS AND PHOTOGRAPHS
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INCURSIONS IN THE (NEW) COLD WAR
As the world faces up to growing instability, the ancient game of cat and mouse between rival powers continues to evolve
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