From the Volkswagon Beetle to the Panzerjäger Tiger (P), Ferdinand Porsche built in the name of National Socialism
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Saragarhi: The True Story Shows How Heroism Can Overcome Nationalism
Jay Singh-Sohal discusses identity, memory and empire on the 120th anniversary of the heroic Sikh defence of Saraghari
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British Malaya in Japanese Hands: Listening to the Forgotten Asian Voices of World War 2
When the Future Comes Too Soon author Selina Siak Chin Yok on her research into the Japanese occupation of Malaya
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The Eye of Desert Storm: Inside the Iraqi Army in the First Gulf War
From the Invasion of Kuwait to the Gulf War, discover the campaign of 1990 and 1991 from the Iraqi perspective
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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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India’s Hindu Samurai: The British Empire’s Love Affair with the Rajputs
Despite the British Empire’s contempt for Hindus, the Rajputs earned their place in the “Martial Races” of India through victory and valour
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Battle of Cambrai’s Bloody Lesson Taught Britain How to Use Tanks and Win
When the British Army deployed tanks to change the pace of the First World War, it changed the face of it instead
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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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Nazi Myths Debunked: Hitler, Wagner and the Spear of Destiny
How Richard Wagner’s romantic visions and Trevor Ravenscroft dubious research linked Hitler to the Hofburg Spear
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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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10 Warrior Queens From Africa, Ancient Greece, Central Asia and Beyond
From Zenobia to Boudicca, discover 10 Warrior Queens who led their armies from the frontline
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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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Plaszow Concentration Camp Survivor Edward Mosberg Shares His Heartbreaking Holocaust Testimony
Ed Mosberg, who appears in the documentary Destination Unknown, shares his experience the Krakow ghetto, Płaszów and Mauthausen
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Between Atlantic and Europe: What the American and French Revolutions tell us about Britain’s historic dilemma
Rebel Cities author Mike Rapport on what Britain’s 18th century adventures tell us about the role of Europe and America
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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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Music in the Holocaust: Viktor Ullmann and the Theresienstadt camp orchestra
Composer and conductor Dr Nick Strimple on Singing in the Lion’s Mouth: Music and the Holocaust, 1933-2016
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S.E.5 vs Sopwith Camel: What was World War I’s greatest fighting aircraft?
Nick Garton, author of The Royal Aircraft Factory SE5 Owners’ Workshop Manual, explains why this beautiful biplane ruled the skies above World War I
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How Germany Used the “Unfair” Treaty of Versailles to Dodge World War I Blame
We’ve seen the consequences of ‘alternative facts’ before, argues Jürgen Tampke, author of A Perfidious Distortion of History: The Versailles Peace Treaty and the Success of the Nazis
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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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Java Sea Shipwrecks of World War 2: One of the men who found them reflects on their loss
Could – and should – HMS Exeter, HMS Encounter, HMS Electra, USS Perch, HNLMS De Ruyter, HNLMS Java and HNLMS Kortenaer have been saved from looters?
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Britain’s Muslim Soldiers of World War 1 find a voice in previously unreported letters
89,000 Muslims died fighting for Britain in the Great War, now some of their stories are being told for the first time