The US Ambassador to the United Kingdom discusses the impact of the Normandy campaign on Anglo-American relations
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D-Day: How the Omaha beach landing worked
Breaking down the toughest landing as the US forces faced embedded Nazi defences, mines, turrets, barbed wire and more
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D-Day’s forgotten Greeks
On 6 June, soldiers from 13 different Allied countries took part in the amphibious landings in Normandy – among them, brave exiled forces from the Mediterranean
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History Made Playable – The Accuracy In Total War: Three Kingdoms
Historian and consultant on Total War: Three Kingdoms Rafe de Crespigny talks us through his role on the game
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UK Exclusive: New WWII doc reveals unseen B-17 combat footage
The Cold Blue takes viewers into the deadly Flying Fortress bomber missions over Occupied Europe
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The Making Of Total War: Three Kingdoms
We speak with game director Janos Gaspar and writer Pete Stewart about their work in adapting the War of the Three Kingdoms into their latest strategy videogame
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Who were Britain’s original Red Coats?
Oliver Cromwell founded the New Model Army, a revolutionary force that won the British Civil Wars and destroyed a king
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8 Joan Of Arc Myths Busted
Mistruths and legends about the peasant girl who led France’s armies and became a worldwide icon
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What are the origins of Cinco de Mayo?
Mexico’s annual celebration has unusual origins in a 19th-century battle against French invaders
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“I was one of the first on Juno” D-Day veteran recalls his 6 June fight
Normandy veteran David Teacher MBE recalls his part in the 1944 invasion, almost 75 years ago
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The Accountant of Auschwitz: Hunt for the last living Nazi war criminal
A new documentary follows the gripping hunt for Oskar Gröning, who was complicit in the murder of 300,000 Jews
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Did the Black Prince’s campaign of terror win his spurs?
The eldest son of Edward III was a renowned military commander, with reputation for chivalry – but this masked a sick taste for destruction and ultra violence
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WWII veteran on discovering Erwin Rommel’s HQ
North Africa veteran Alf Jackson recalls how he chanced upon the Desert Fox’s camp and even found a mysterious Kriegsmarine artefact
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Battle of the Bulge 1944: Hitler’s last gamble
In the frozen forest of the Ardennes, thousands of Wehrmacht troops made a final desperate bid to seize the crucial port of Antwerp and perhaps decisively defeat the Allies
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The 12th Man: Exclusive Poster for WWII Resistance Thriller
Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Thomas Gullestad star in this true story of against-the-odds survival in occupied Norway
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Suggs on WW2 Treasure Hunters, Spitfires and Why Small Stories Matter
Madness frontman Suggs talks about co-presenting the second series of the hit History programme WW2 Treasure Hunters
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WWI fallen remembered in unique Bristol exhibition
Discover the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s commemorative photographic exhibition at Bristol Cathedral
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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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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
History of War
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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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 the Tank Museum’s Tiger Day X
Win tickets to a real-life Tiger Tank experience day and a three-in-one Airfix model kit