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Military History Book Awards
Military History Matters has curated a list of best military history titles from 2025: the nominees for this year’s MHM book awards. Our selection includes some of the best researched, most insightful,
The day Sussex died: The Battle of the Boar’s Head, 30 June 1916
In the second part of our special, Stephen Roberts focuses on the little-known battle whose appalling casualty rate laid down a marker for the Somme.
The Fighting Forces of Okinawa
Alexander Izza reviews the strategy, tactics, weapons, and morale of the opposing forces in the culminating land battle of the Pacific War.
Endgame in the Pacific: The Battle of Okinawa, 1 April – 22 June 1945
Marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in the Pacific, Alexander Izza analyses the ferocious last stand of the Japanese Empire.
Operation Hailstone, 17-18 February 1944: the Task Force 58 raid on the Japanese fortress of Truk
Diver Rod Macdonald describes the underwater remains of a Pacific War battle that resulted in the largest two-day loss of shipping of WWII.
Seelow Heights and Berlin
Marking the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe, David Porter analyses the last stand of Hitler’s Third Reich.
The Battle of Berlin: aircraft and infantry
David Porter analyses the balance of forces in the Third Reich’s final battle.
Scipio Africanus
Graham Goodlad examines the career of the general who finally overcame Rome’s most formidable foe.
Balaklava: a battle or three skirmishes?
In this second part of his special on Balaklava, Patrick Mercer analyses the events of 25/26 October 1854.
The Battle of Balaklava in Perspective
Patrick Mercer, a Crimean War specialist, takes a critical look at the men in command at one of British history’s iconic battles.
Hitler’s hangmen: the secret plot to kill Churchill
Brian Lett reports on a Nazi plan for a mass POW breakout and attempted Fascist coup in wartime Britain.
Sister Janet Wells: the ‘Florence Nightingale’ of the Zulu War
Adrian Greaves reports on a Victorian nurse who served in the Russo-Turkish and Zulu Wars – earning both an Imperial Red Cross from Russia and a Royal Red Cross from Britain.
The Pacific War at Sea: the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942
Neil Faulkner analyses the strategic situation in the Pacific in early 1942 and the military balance of forces.
HMS Olympus: a tale of tragedy and heroes
Timmy Gambin and Lucy Woods report on the discovery and exploration of HMS Olympus, which sank off the coast of Malta in 1942.
Defeating the Kaiser’s U-boats: British Anti-Submarine Weapons, 1914-1918
David Porter, MHM ’s military technology specialist, analyses the Royal Navy’s victory in the first ‘Battle of the Atlantic’.
‘Vile guns’: how artillery ended the Hundred Years’ War
Fred Chiaventone analyses the role of artillery at the Battles of Formigny and Castillon – battles that turned the tables on the victors of Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt.