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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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
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Knightfall: Tom Cullen, Pádraic Delaney and Simon Merrells on the Knights Templar drama
Pádraic Delaney, Tom Cullen and Simon Merrells reveal what to expect from HISTORY’s new Crusades period drama
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Tamerlane’s Reign of Terror
The ‘Scourge of Allah’ wrought death and destruction across the Islamic world, but did he totally deserve his bloodthirsty reputation?
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See Napoleon’s Grande Armée Fighting Elite in Full Colour
Artist Marina Amaral brings Napoleon unstoppable army back to life and discusses their stories.
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An Artilleryman at the Hook: Korean War Veteran Brian Parritt Tells His Story
Brigadier Brian Parritt CBE reflects on his experiences fighting during the Korean War as an artillery officer
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10 Inspiring Photos of British Jews at War
Jews in Uniform author Michael Greisman reveals 10 of his favourite images of Jewish service in World War 2
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Dan Snow on the Trials and Tribulations of World War 1’s First Tanks
Historian Dan Snow reveals the innovations and catastrophes behind Britain’s first tanks, and conditions endured by the crew of the Mark I
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Volunteer Nurses in World War 1: What Sort of Women Went to Serbia?
Sally White, author of Ordinary Heroes: The Story of Civilian Volunteers in the First World War, on the hardships faced by British volunteer nurses in Serbia
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Cold War and Colonial Origins of the Syrian Civil War
Discover the role of the USSR and French colonial rule in sowing the seeds for war in Syria
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Alfred the Great’s Viking Wars: Inside the Anglo-Saxon Fight to Save England
By 867, Wessex was the only kingdom left standing against the Vikings… how did Alfred the Great turn the tide to build a single England?
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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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8 Greatest British Commando Missions of World War 2
From St Nazaire to Colossus, discover 8 of the most daring British Commando operations of World War II
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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 Men Who Saved the SAS: Major Ralph Bagnold and the Long Range Desert Group
Gavin Mortimer on the untold story of the Long Range Desert Group and the role they played in success of the SAS
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Samuel Hodge, the West India Regiments & Britain’s Forgotten African-Caribbean Soldiers
Professor David Lambert talks about Fighting for Empire: From Slavery to Military Service in the West India Regiments at the Museum of London Docklands
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The Secret Origin of the SAS: How Jock Lewes created Britain’s Commando elite
The Anniversary of Jock Lewes founding the SAS – 75 years ago
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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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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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Porsche & the Nazis: How the Supercar King Became Fascism’s Favourite Engineer
From the Volkswagon Beetle to the Panzerjäger Tiger (P), Ferdinand Porsche built in the name of National Socialism