Competitions

Your chance to become Historic Photographer of the Year 2019

Trip Historic’s annual photography competition is now open, looking for incredible shots of the world’s greatest historic sites

Industry & Inventions

Top 5 Facts About Nikola Tesla

A quick look at one of the 20th century’s greatest minds

History Of Royals

10 Most Murderous Kings In History: Part 1

A blood-curdling countdown of history’s deadliest monarchs

Competitions

Win an Airfix Sea Vixen model kit worth over £44

The Royal Navy’s distinctive twin-boom jet fighter saw operations in several ‘brush fire wars’ of the 1950s and 1960s

Ancient Civilisations

The Life Of An Ancient Egyptian Priest Explained

What exactly did these servants of the gods do to honour their deities and serve the people?

Competitions

Win! The Kid On Blu-ray

3 copies of new western about Billy the Kid and Pat Garrett starring Ethan Hawke and Dane DeHaan up for grabs

History of War

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

History of War

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

People & Politics

Chernobyl fire fighter: “We were risking our lives, but just doing a job”

Anatoli Gubariev helped tackle the raging inferno in the aftermath of the 1986 catastrophe and witnessed first-hand the scale of the destruction

Ancient Civilisations

Boudica Vs Rome – An Ancient Battle For Britain

In the single-minded pursuit of vengeance, the warrior queen of the Iceni massacred thousands of Romans and almost caused the empire to abandon Britannia entirely

People & Politics

The Quiet Genius of Maria Anna Mozart

Did Wolfgang’s sister teach him everything that he knew? We explore the life of the extraordinary woman in an incredible family

History of War

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

People & Politics

The Real Life Sherlock Holmes

A master of disguise and an expert in deduction, Detective Jerome Caminada pursued criminals relentlessly through the dangerous underworld of 19th-century Manchester

Medieval & Renaissance

Meet the French knight who hammered the English

Bertrand du Guesclin, The Eagle of Brittany, was England’s most feared opponent during the Hundred Years’ War

People & Politics

Nixon And Watergate: How it happened

The scandal that brought down a US president and changed the political lexicon forever

Competitions

Win 5 classic war films worth over £93

In this issue, History of War readers have the chance to win a brilliant bundle of classic movies, brought into crisp 1080p quality on Blu-ray

History of War

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

History Of Royals

Win! Victoria Series 3 on DVD

3 copies of the acclaimed drama are up for grabs

History of War

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

Medieval & Renaissance

Shakespeare’s Hidden Codes Of Rebellion

He may be England’s most celebrated writer, but did Shakespeare hide codes and double meanings in his work to subvert the establishment during a time of religious turmoil?