History of War

From the conquering legions of Ancient Rome to the thunderous tank battles of World War II and beyond, History of War takes you deeper inside the minds of history’s fighting men, further under the bonnets of some of the world’s most devastating war machines, and higher above the battlefield to see the broad sweep of conflict as it happened.

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TIMELINE OF THE GREEK CIVIL WAR • As most of Europe celebrates peace after, Greece descends into a bitter internal conflict, with political control of the country fought over in the streets and hills

OCCUPATION, RESISTANCE & LIBERATION • Capturing Greece was key to helping the Axis powers fulfil their wider strategy, but they underestimated the indomitable spirit of the Greeks to fight back

DEKEMVRIANA: BATTLE OF ATHENS • Only six weeks after the departure of the Axis occupiers, Greece erupted in a bloody internal conflict

RED & WHITE TERROR • After the Varkiza Agreement the two sides, driven by ideological fervour and mutual enmity, stop at nothing to eradicate the other

1948-49 GREECE REUNIFIED • With the intervention of the USA, the strengthening of the Athens government and the waning of international support for the communists, the end of the civil war was in sight

‘SINK THE BISMARCK!’ CHURCHILL'S REVENGE • The Allies were stunned when in 1941 Germany’s largest battleship sank the pride of the Royal Navy… but the hunter quickly became the hunted

THE ‘MIGHTY HOOD’ • One battleship symbolised Britain’s military might and global prestige

THE WAR NO ONE WANTED INTERVIEW WITH NICK LLOYD • Three times the size of the Western Front, the war in the East saw over 6.5 million killed and set the stage for yet more carnage in the decades to come

DAVID HORNELL • In June 1944, above the North Atlantic, a Canadian flight lieutenant engaged an enemy U-boat before leading his aircrew in a battle against the elements

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SIEGE OF TOULON • With the embers of the revolution still hot, France’s key Mediterranean harbour was captured by royalist rebels, with British support. A Republican campaign to retake the port saw the rise of a young officer and another seismic shift in the nation’s history

Siege of TOULON • 19th December 1793

FRANCO HAD JOINED THE AXIS? • A Spain joined with Germany would have ruined the Allied campaign in the Middle East, but doomed the Francoist state to an earlier collapse

THE PAST

THE POSSIBILITY

ARYAN RACERS THE NATIONAL SOCIALIST MOTOR CORPS • During the 1930s, the nascent Nazi regime created a motoring organisation designed to show off Germany’s engineering achievements, as well as the high-speed skills of its drivers and riders

UNIFORM

RANKS OF THE CORPS • The Motor Corps’ structure was based on the Nazi Sturmabteilung

CORPS COLLECTIONS

FAIREY SWORDFISH • Take a look inside the Royal Navy’s legendary ‘Stringbag’, which even outlived its own successor

EXPLORE THE RICH HERITAGE OF THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN

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D-Day Festival Normandy • A fortnight of regionally promoted festivities and remembrance will be held in June

D-DAY 80 EVENTS MAP • Numerous further memorials and exhibitions will be held during D-Day Festival Normandy and beyond

WWII THIS MONTH… MAY 1944 • To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

MASTERS OF THE AIR • A STUNNING TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENT, BUT HAVEN’T WE SEEN THESE STORIES BEFORE?

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