Iain King takes a hard look at how the First World War turned Hitler into a Fascist. The ‘Great War’ had a…
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.…
Iain King takes a hard look at how the First World War turned Hitler into a Fascist. The ‘Great War’ had a…
It is 1799. After a decade of political turmoil, more than 40,000 executions and a brief but bloody Reign of Terror, France…
The War that Ended Peace: how Europe abandoned peace for the First World War Margaret MacMillan Profile Books, £25 ISBN 978-1846682728 Margaret…
Richard Bevan takes a look at a selection of war films, some of which are unlikely to win any awards for historical…
Cambridge philosopher Iain King begins a new series looking at how great thinkers were shaped by war. He begins with Socrates, the…
With hundreds of military museums in the UK alone, how do you know which one will best suit your interests? Here, MHM has picked…
Find my past Discover the new Royal Tank Corps Enlistment Records, 1919-1946, on find my past. This amazing collection is the largest set of…
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…
How were tens of thousands of infantry landed on the Normandy beaches on 6 June 1944? How was the supply of ammo,…
This map explains the movements of the French, British, and Prussian forces from the 15 to the 18 June, 1815. Napoleon seized…
To help you visualize the action in Major General Julian Thompson’s lead feature for MHM on the Royal Navy’s triumph during the Falklands,…
Monte la Difensa Today, when you look at the routes up Difensa’s crags, it is just possible to imagine small groups of highly…
Map of the Battle of Maiwand, 27 July 1880: the decisive action of the Second Afghan War. General Burrows’ little army of…
A map of Taranto Harbour on 11 November 1940, showing the position of the Italian ships, the habour defences, and the direction…
The British Army emerged from the crisis of revolution and civil war that had given it birth with a distinctive military doctrine…
Martin Marix Evans explores the muddy terrain of the Third Battle of Ypres, the effects it had on the action, and what…
1916-1917: an infantry revolution 1916 was a year of great offensives – at Verdun and on the Somme – offensives made possible…
The first part of our Afghanistan series begins in Issue 1, with an in-depth chronicling of the British army’s disastrous retreat from…
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 photograph shows infantry from the British Royal Naval Division climbing out of the trenches as if for a charge at the…
With its warm tones and bustling figures, this month’s image could – at first glance – appear almost to represent a scene…
Belgian Carabiniers with dog-drawn heavy machine-gun, 1914 Marching toward the camera, and shot from a low angle, these Belgian Carabiniers are given…
Here lies the toppled Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi . Photographed towards the very end of the Second World War, it is a…
Everyone is familiar with Joe Rosenthal’s photograph, ‘Raising the Flag On Iwo Jima’. What few people know is that this inspiring moment…
In May 1944, an official document was prepared by Jürgen Stroop detailing the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. The 75-page report was…
The Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human history – involving 30 belligerent nations, it was fought from the far…
The bulk of the fighting had taken place on 3 June, when Grant ordered that the fortifications of Confederate General Robert E…
The 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers (3rd Cavalry Brigade) advancing from the Marne to the Aisne, September 1914 Keith Robinson studies the aesthetics…
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 photograph shows infantry from the British Royal Naval Division climbing out of the trenches as if for a charge at the…
With its warm tones and bustling figures, this month’s image could – at first glance – appear almost to represent a scene…
Belgian Carabiniers with dog-drawn heavy machine-gun, 1914 Marching toward the camera, and shot from a low angle, these Belgian Carabiniers are given…
Here lies the toppled Japanese aircraft carrier Amagi . Photographed towards the very end of the Second World War, it is a…
Everyone is familiar with Joe Rosenthal’s photograph, ‘Raising the Flag On Iwo Jima’. What few people know is that this inspiring moment…
In May 1944, an official document was prepared by Jürgen Stroop detailing the suppression of the Warsaw Uprising. The 75-page report was…
The Second World War was the deadliest conflict in human history – involving 30 belligerent nations, it was fought from the far…
The bulk of the fighting had taken place on 3 June, when Grant ordered that the fortifications of Confederate General Robert E…
The 16th (The Queen’s) Lancers (3rd Cavalry Brigade) advancing from the Marne to the Aisne, September 1914 Keith Robinson studies the aesthetics…
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 photograph shows infantry from the British Royal Naval Division climbing out of the trenches as if for a charge at the…
With its warm tones and bustling figures, this month’s image could – at first glance – appear almost to represent a scene…