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.
EXPLORE AN ALTERNATE 20TH CENTURY • In this new volume of What if… experts examine defining moments throughout the 20th Century and picture how they could’ve gone differently. Explore the life of an alive-and-well John Lennon, a unified India and much more!
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TIMELINE OF THE WEIMAR AT WAR • In the aftermath of defeat during WWI, Germany buckled under the weight of the Treaty of Versailles, and faced repeated uprisings and military coups
THE SPARTACIST UPRISING • The fledgling democratic republic of Germany was forced to immediately fight for its existence against communist insurgents bent on its destruction
THE KAPP-LÜTTWITZ PUTSCH • When in 1920 nationalists attempted a coup, a nationwide strike in a mass popular demonstration against them
THE RUHR UPRISING • After the Kapp-Lüttwitz Putsch, radical left-wing workers united in a violent bid to establish a Soviet-style government
THE MARCH ACTION • The final rising of the radical left during the Weimar period was followed by the sharp decline of communist influence in Germany
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1944-45 BATTLE FOR EUROPE SNIPERS • These elite sharpshooters led the Allied advance in Normandy and eventually beyond the frontier of the Third Reich
BALTIMORE 1814 • In the War of 1812, the Royal Navy launched an assault on the economic hub of Maryland, prompting an inspired American defence against the old enemy
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GHOSTS OF DYNAMO • Armed with the British Admiralty’s battle summary, firsthand accounts and a 2023 seabed survey, it’s now possible explore a number of Operation Dynamo wrecks to understand what was lost at Dunkirk
WHAT IF… MEXICO DEFEATED THE UNITED STATES? • Could Mexico have claimed vast swathes of territory, including the potentially gold-rich California, in a huge blow to US expansion?
THOMAS J HUDNER • This US Navy aviator fought a desperate battle against time, flames and the brutal North Korean winter in an attempt to rescue his trapped wingman
ENGLISH ELECTRIC CANBERRA B.2 • Britain’s post-war jet bomber was an engineering masterpiece and the blueprint for a new era of aviation
REICH TO REPUBLIC INTERVIEW WITH FRANK TRENTMANN • From defeat and division to democracy, the historian examines Germany’s struggle with post-war guilt, memory and reconciliation
NAZI MALEVOLENCE • Trentmann’s research unearthed metaphysical dimensions to post-war German perceptions of Nazi evil
CREATING SOCIALIST SOLDIERS • During rearmament, the GDR developed a militarised society that permeated all aspects of life
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THE ANGELS OF BASTOGNE • In the middle of Germany’s final major offensive, a young nurse risked her life to help treat wounded American soldiers
MUSEUMS & EVENTS • Imperial War Museum plans for 2025, a production on women ATA pilots and a museum on Hadrian’s Wall
WWII THIS MONTH… ANNIVERSARY FEBRUARY 1945 • 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
THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT • NUANCE GETS LOST IN THE MAIL AS OVERBLOWN DIALOGUE AND HEAVY-HANDED DRAMA REDUCES AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN WAR HEROES TO ONE-DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS
HITLER’S DESERTERS BREAKING RANKS WITH THE WEHRMACHT • AN IMPORTANT NEW...