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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BATTLE OF JERSEY • 1783

ACROSS THE DIVIDE • 15 August 1941

‘OLD BALDY’ • 1952

ANGLO-INDIAN WARS • Through its quasi-private military, the East India Company fights many wars with Indian rulers as it grows into a colonial powerhouse that establishes British rule on the subcontinent

ANGLO-MYSORE WARS • From the 1760s to the 1790s, the East India Company fought a series of conflicts against the Kingdom of Mysore. The kingdom’s final defeat in 1799 greatly assisted the British in their eventual domination of India

ANGLO-MARATHA WARS • This series of conflicts between the British East India Company and the Maratha Confederacy stretched over 40 years. The eventual destruction of the Confederacy helped Britain tighten its grip on the Indian subcontinent

COMPANY ARMIES • The East India Company’s formidable private armies were vital to the expansion of British interests in the subcontinent

ANGLO-SIKH WARS • Between 1845-46 and 1848-49 two conflicts were fought between the forces of the East India Company, supported by troops from the British Army, and those of the Sikh Empire in the Punjab

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LAST STAND OF THE WAFFEN-SS • In the closing months of the war in Europe, the Waffen-SS fought desperately to secure Hitler victory. When they failed he disowned them

CHANCELLORSVILLE • The rejuvenated Union Army of the Potomac was crushed in the dense woods of Northern Virginia as the brilliance of Robert E Lee delivered the ‘perfect victory’ for the Confederacy… but at a cost

LEE MILLER • Among the most iconic and acclaimed photojournalists and correspondents of the Second World War, Miller went from the front page of Vogue to the frontline of the Normandy invasion

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HERSHEL ‘WOODY’ WILLIAMS • In February 1945, as US Marines struggled to overcome Iwo Jima’s relentless Japanese defenders, a 21-year-old corporal silenced seven pillboxes to help turn the tide of the battle

CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER • The US Navy’s carrier dive bomber was hell to handle and deeply flawed, but nonetheless made a huge impact on WWII’s Pacific Theatre

ROAD TO REBELLION • How the Duke of Monmouth tried in vain to rescue his nation from the oppressive clutches of James II

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REWIND THE CLOCK AND EXPLORE A WORLD AT WAR • In this special edition bookazine from the makers of History Of War, explore the defining battles of the Second World War in detail, discover how pivotal leaders led their armies into fierce conflicts and much more

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MUSEUMS & EVENTS • Discover Warwick Castle’s festive programme, Huntingdon’s tribute to Old Ironsides and County Donegal’s isolated Napoleonic fort

Fort Dunree • This Napoleonic fortification defended Lough Swilly and garrisoned the last British soldiers in what is now the Republic of Ireland

Cromwell Museum • Huntingdon was the birthplace of the Parliamentarian soldier-statesman, and his life story is being told in his old school

WWII THIS MONTH… DECEMBER 1942 • 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...