The official watchmaker for the British Armed Forces, Col&MacArthur, presents this special design to commemorate the centenary of the 1918 peace
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Peter Jackson talks “They Shall Not Grow Old”and First World War family history
Oscar-winning filmmaker Peter Jackson discusses his new documentary about the First World War
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The Captain Director Robert Schwentke Reveals WW2 Film Influences
Director of powerful new World War 2 film The Captain Robert Schwentke reveals the influences on his work
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The Bombing 2018 Exclusive UK Poster Reveal for Bruce Willis World War 2 Film
New Bruce Willis film The Bombing tells the story of the Japanese Bombing of Chongqing in World War II
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Win The Templars by Dan Jones
Courtesy of Knightfall, you can uncover the secret history of the Crusade’s most famous brotherhood with Dan Jones’ critically acclaimed bestseller
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Communist Dictators: 10 Terrible Tyrants who Ruled Through Fear
From Stalin to Kim il-Sung, discover 10 of the most notorious Communist tyrants of the 20th century
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Transatlantic Slave Trade in 5 Shocking Facts
Discover the shocking treatment of kidnapped Africans transported to the Americas as slaves
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Spellbound: Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft revels in its mysteries
Spooky af new exhibition Spellbound: Magic, Ritual & Witchcraft is on at the Ashmolean, Oxford from 31 August 2018 to 6 January 2019
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10 Infamous Pirates, from Blackbeard to Ching Shih
From the Privateers of the Caribbean to the Pirates of South China Seas, discover 10 of the most infamous swashbucklers and freebooters in history
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Katyn reminds us: “The Soviets were never true allies”
Director Piotr Szkopiak discusses his new film, The Last Witness, and the challenges in bringing one of WWII’s often forgotten tragedies to the big screen
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The Captain 2018 Exclusive Poster & Colour Trailer for Harrowing WW2 Film
Exclusive first look at the colour trailer and poster art for shocking German World War 2 film The Captain, based on the true story of Willi Herold
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Mayflower Pilgrims: How 1620 Came to Matter in Revolution and Racism
The Pilgrim Fathers only began to matter with the American Revolution: Discover the political legacy of the Mayflower
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Hurricane film honours the “self-sacrifice” of Poland’s 303 squadron, says director
Director David Blair discusses how his new film Hurricane tells the less familiar story of the Battle of Britain’s Polish fighter aces
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Win tickets to a real-life Tiger Tank experience day and a three-in-one Airfix model kit
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The Real Macbeth’s Bloody Rise
Discover the true story of the Scottish ‘Red King’ who inspired Shakespeare’s murderous tragedy
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From Victorian ‘Mixed Drinks’ To The Prohibition Speakeasy: A History of Cocktails
Whether you prefer a gin and tonic or a pina colada, discover the origins of these spirited concoctions
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Win IWM The First World War by Professor Gary Sheffield
Professor Sheffield and Imperial War Museums explore every month of the Great War, including in-depth research and first-hand accounts
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Alchemist’s Gold & Eternal Life: The Secrets of Medieval Alchemy
Medieval alchemists tried to find the ancient recipe for making gold and achieving immortality. None succeeded, yet modern science owes much to their techniques…
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Blackbeard: King of the Pirates
Blackbeard was a pirate feared all over, but how much truth to his legend was there?
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Iceman Director Felix Randau Q&A: Ötzi’s Origins, Copper Age Killing & Extinct Dialects
Director Felix Randau discusses his Neolithic biopic of Ötzi the Iceman ahead of its release in UK cinemas
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Victorian Summer Holidays: Sun, Sea and Segregated Beaches
The rise of the railway brought seaside resorts in reach of the masses — and fresh challenges to maintain Victorian morality
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Marie Antoinette: The Hated Queen that Drove France to Revolution
How the French queen with a passion for fashion, stubbornness and extravagant spending fell from glory to guillotine
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History of War has three high-quality Owners’ Workshop Manuals to give away to one lucky reader