Don your riding boots and take a tour of these glorious survivors from Alfred’s England
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Remember the Somme 1916-2016: History of War Issue 30 is on sale now!
In a special 50-page centenary edition History of War remembers the battle that haunted the 20th century with exclusive interviews and in-depth articles.
History Of Royals
The Curse of King James: Scotland’s royal calamities 1406-1688
Every king of Scotland called ‘James’ was doomed to a tragic life and often a sticky end, but with one notable exception.
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How guerilla warfare brought on Il Duce’s downfall – History of War Issue 29 is on sale now!
In issue 29: explore the fall of Italy’s fascist leader, meet the forgotten winner of the “Second Agincourt”, travel through the desert with Lawrence of Arabia and discover the “sound of Vietnam”.
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1916’s Easter Rising transformed Great Britain as well as Ireland
Queens University Belfast’s Dr Fearghal McGarry discusses Ireland’srising of 1916, its impact on Irish identity and why it was forgotten by Great Britain
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‘To Death or Glory!’ The Light Brigade’s fatal charge in History of War issue 28!
Issue 28 explores the Charge of the Light Brigade and the Easter Rising, concludes a two part feature on the Battle of Verdun… and meets the Black Prince
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Hero dogs of World War 2: From Japanese POW camps to the long night of the Blitz
Meet 3 dogs that won the Dickin Medal, the Victoria Cross of the animal world, during World War II
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Churchill’s Great Escape: Britain’s Bulldog outwitted the Boers with good manners and chocolate
Discover how future British Prime Minister Winston Churchill once escaped from a Boer prisoner-of-war camp
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Verdun: 100 years on, only in History of War issue 27!
Issue 27 contains an anniversary feature about the Battle of Verdun, two interviews with veterans from World War Two and the Falklands conflict, Native Americans who fought for the British in 1812… and Attila the Hun.
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The Potsdam Giants: How the King of Prussia ‘bred’ an army of super soldiers
King Frederick William I of Prussia dabbled with eugenics to create a regiment of very tall men
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El Alamein: Britain’s desert victory. History of War Issue 26 is on sale now!
Issue 26 contains features varying from escaping prisoners, Welsh rebels, the Crimean War…and ancient pirates
People & Politics
The hero of Titanic who survived two sinking ships and two World Wars
Meet Charles Lightoller, the naval hero of RMS Titanic and the evacuation of Dunkirk
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Hunting the Nazi U-boat menace: History of War Issue 25 on sale now!
The German submarine threat compelled Allied navies to develop new methods of securing their supply routes in the Atlantic Ocean
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Vietnam War Songs: What happened when the Beatles met Bertrand Russell
How philosopher Bertrand Russell introduced Paul McCartney and John Lennon to protest
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Switzerland in World War II: Is it still “neutrality” if you have to fight for it?
How neutral Switzerland became embroiled in World War II and the controversy that followed
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Follow Hitler’s revenge in the Ardennes: History of War Issue 24 on sale now!
The Third Reich’s last major offensive on the Western front saw a ferocious fight in the dense Ardennes Forest
Medieval & Renaissance
Tudor Come Dine With Me: How the Devil took his place at the 16th Century dinner table
The bizarre world of Tudor meal times: what they ate, when they ate and how they ate it
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History of War issue 93 free eBook!
Inside History of War issue 93 we are offering readers an eBook download of our History of Redcoats bookazine. Scroll down to claim your gift! For hundreds of years, the distinctive red coat that gave British troops their nickname was … Continued
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History of War issue 87 free WWI ebook!
Every issue 87 reader can claim their free WWI ebook here