Brigadier Brian Parritt CBE reflects on his experiences fighting during the Korean War as an artillery officer
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Michael Wood on Athelstan’s ‘Great War’ to Unite Anglo-Saxon England
Historian and broadcaster Michael Wood reveals how Alfred the Great’s grandson won a huge war to unify England
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Battle of Worcester: Charles Spencer on Cromwell’s “Crowning Glory”
Historian Charles Spencer reveals Oliver Cromwell’s final military triumph that later inspired future American presidents
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The Jadotville Medal: Ireland Honours the “Valiant Defence” of 1961
The bravery of Irish UN peacekeepers during the 1961 siege has finally been commemorated with an official decoration
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The Real Siege of Jadotville Part III: Veteran Tony Dykes on the Fight for Elisabethville
Tony Dykes remembers surviving not just the heroic siege but also an intense battle in the capital of Katanga
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The Real Siege of Jadotville Part II: Lieutenant Noel Carey Recalls the Pressure of Command
Noel Carey remembers his experiences as the youngest Irish UN officer during the intense Cold War siege
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Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade
What were the circumstances of the Third Crusade, and how was it organised? The Third Crusade was called because in 1187 the army of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem, which had held [the city] for the Latin West, was totally … Continued
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The Real Siege of Jadotville Part I: Teenage Peacekeeper John Gorman Remembers
John Gorman remembers a remarkable Cold War defence where Irish UN soldiers fought against the odds in the Congo
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The Sinking of HMS Fiji: World War 2 Survivor Recalls the Disastrous Naval Battle of Crete
Veteran and poet Norman Lewis describes his harrowing tale of survival in both prose and verse
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Brits vs Blitzkrieg: Dunkirk Veteran Recalls the “Chaos” of Evacuation
World War 2 veteran Garth Wright tells his dramatic story of escape during the Dunkirk ‘miracle’ in 1940
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Syria Civil War at the Imperial War Museum: What Do Russia, Iran and the US Really Want?
To mark the centenary of its foundation IWM London explores and explains the tragedy of the Syrian Civil War
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Tiger Tanks vs Shermans: Tank Museum Joins the Debate with New Exhibition
The Tank Museum and World of Tanks present a new exhibition that unifies every Tank of the Tiger family
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Paddy Ashdown’s Wars: SBS Service in Borneo and Witnessing Genocide in Bosnia
Liberal Democrat peer Paddy Ashdown discusses his military service and the importance of history in uncertain times
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Fall of Singapore Veteran and Burma Railway POW: “Those that didn’t adapt didn’t come home”
Word War II veteran Bob Hucklesby, Royal Engineers, describes his harrowing experiences as a POW in the Far East
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Falklands veteran Simon Weston CBE on Survival, Care and Reconciliation
Simon Weston discusses the Falklands War 35 years on, befriending his enemy and how care for ex-servicemen has developed
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Battle of Britain ace Paul Farnes: “I didn’t think we were going to lose, it never occurred to us”
One of only two surviving Battle of Britain aces, Wing Commander Paul Farnes DFM remembers his Hurricane summer of 1940
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Battle of Messines 1917: The forgotten WWI victory that changed the British Army
Professor Mark Connelly of the University of Kent on how mines changed Britain’s fortunes on the Western Front
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Wounded at Monte Cassino: A veteran remembers one of the costliest battles of World War 2
Theo Davies of the Queen’s Own Royal West Kent Regiment recalls the bitter fighting in the winter of 1943
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Arnhem: “It wasn’t ‘A Bridge Too Far’ for me.” History of War issue 34 is on sale now!
Meet two extraordinary veterans from Arnhem, fly in a WWII fighter jet, discover the truth about Edward I and witness the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich.
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Discover how the Zulu War became Britain’s colonial shame in History of War issue 33
Uncover the dark truth about the famous Victorian conflict, meet El Cid and a 17th Century mercenary and enter Himmler’s Nazi Camelot.
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A Lancaster Bomber pilot describes the raid on the Tirpitz and evading a Me262
Lawrence “Benny” Goodman attacked the Tirpitz, fought off German fighter aircraft and bombed Adolf Hitler’s Alpine retreat
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Fly with the Dambusters: History of War Issue 32 is on sale now!
Discover the full story of 617 Squadron, meet a Lancaster bomber pilot and Rommel’s driver, resist William the Conqueror and fight Napoleon to a standstill
Medieval & Renaissance
The Tudor Invasion of Spain: How Elizabeth I’s English Armada ended in humiliation
In the wake of the Spanish Armada, Elizabeth I launched an expedition to wreak revenge on her Catholic foe
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Wellington’s winning strategies revealed in History of War 31
This month, discover the battles that shaped the Iron Duke, meet a Korean War veteran and steam into the history of a Victorian ironclad