Barnes Wallis was one such man. A brilliant aircraft designer with a flair for what we in the 21st-century would glibly call…
The making of Russia
The key battle that established the country as a major power.…
The key battle that established the country as a major power.…
Barnes Wallis was one such man. A brilliant aircraft designer with a flair for what we in the 21st-century would glibly call…
MHM looks at some of the most formidable and fascinating Vikings. 5. Erik the Red Hot-headed Erik the Red made murder his business.…
Building the Sherman Tank In 1940, in the light of the successful use of panzers in the European war, the US Army decided to start…
The Gallipoli and Dardanelles campaign of 1915-1916 was a British-led campaign for which the UK provided men from virtually every county in the land, including Ireland. Britain…
MHM‘s Centenary Season continues with a selection of specialist military history events. From an in-depth look at the music of the First…
With hundreds of military museums in the UK alone, how do you know which one will best suit your interests? Here, MHM has…
MHM introduces the most fearsome warriors of the Roman arena. 5. Marcus Attilius Free-Born fighter Type of fighter: murmillo Attilius was a free-born Roman,…
In the early 1960s, Michael Caine was regularly playing small character parts in television dramas and British movies. With his cockney accent…
The reasons Britain and the United States went to war in 1812 are diverse. Indeed, different factions within each country had different…
Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about ‘the other Norman…
Tickets to English Heritage's re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings this weekend are sold out, but here are 10 alternative ways to…
Who? The one next to Lenin? Well, he was. Until Joseph Stalin had him erased from the photograph (below). But, despite Stalin’s…
The War of the Austrian Succession found the British Army run down and neglected, its proud military traditions grown sclerotic. Yet in…
The possible routes taken by Olaf Guthfrithsson, King of Dublin, in this little known Viking battle for Britain…
A map of Taranto Harbour on 11 November 1940, showing the position of the Italian ships, the habour defences, and the direction…
In this map specially prepared for MHM, we chart the last journey of the Bismarck in May 1941. Here the course of…
British trade routes were plagued by pirates during the 19th century, but where were the most dangerous and densely-populated pirate havens?…
Map of Operation Barbarossa showing the direction of German attacks and the major pockets of Russian troops surrounded by blitzkrieg breakthroughs between…
In the years 58-51 BC, Gaul was conquered and added to the Roman Empire through the military campaigns of Julius Caesar and his legions. For the first…
Operation Cobra was a resounding success for the Allied forces on their path to liberating France in the summer of 1944, and…
Exclusively commissioned for Military Times, this battle map provides an overview of the locations of the major British and German squadrons, bombed…
1916-1917: an infantry revolution 1916 was a year of great offensives – at Verdun and on the Somme – offensives made possible…
The original caption reads, ‘Some shell cases on the roadside in the front area, the contents of which have been despatched over…
The boneyard here at Davis-Monthan was established in 1946 to store WWII bombers and transports.…
In May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, where he had been exiled…
The Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human history – involving 30 belligerent nations, it was fought from the far…
As they enjoy their sparse meal at Beaumont-Hamel on 25 December 1916, the men seem indifferent to a fellow soldier’s grave just…
Perched on sofas and peering in from every angle, these Allied officers were obviously desperate to catch a glimpse of the momentous…
In photography, timing is all – and there is no better example of the dictum than this gem of a snapshot capturing a surprising moment…
This campaign of terror provoked an exodus – and the Biblical term is appropriate. The French government fled, soon followed by many…
This image, Into the Jaws of Death, is one of the most famous of the Second World War. It was taken by…
U-boat 118 had been launched in February 1918, and in the last couple of months of the war dispatched two British ships…
The original caption reads, ‘Some shell cases on the roadside in the front area, the contents of which have been despatched over…
The boneyard here at Davis-Monthan was established in 1946 to store WWII bombers and transports.…
In May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, where he had been exiled…
The Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human history – involving 30 belligerent nations, it was fought from the far…
As they enjoy their sparse meal at Beaumont-Hamel on 25 December 1916, the men seem indifferent to a fellow soldier’s grave just…
Perched on sofas and peering in from every angle, these Allied officers were obviously desperate to catch a glimpse of the momentous…
In photography, timing is all – and there is no better example of the dictum than this gem of a snapshot capturing a surprising moment…
This campaign of terror provoked an exodus – and the Biblical term is appropriate. The French government fled, soon followed by many…
This image, Into the Jaws of Death, is one of the most famous of the Second World War. It was taken by…
U-boat 118 had been launched in February 1918, and in the last couple of months of the war dispatched two British ships…
The original caption reads, ‘Some shell cases on the roadside in the front area, the contents of which have been despatched over…
The boneyard here at Davis-Monthan was established in 1946 to store WWII bombers and transports.…
In May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, where he had been exiled…