War Classics – The Right on the Line
Nick Spenceley reconsiders The Right of the Line by John Terraine
interwar period
Mitchell: Father of the Spitfire
REVIEW BY GRAHAM GOODLAD The Supermarine Spitfire has received more attention in print than almost any other aircraft in history, but relatively little has been written about the life of its designer, R J Mitchell. His son, the late Gordon…
Mirrors of Greatness: Churchill and the leaders who shaped him
REVIEW BY PATRICK MERCER I thought I knew a fair bit about Winston Churchill, but I have just discovered that he had skin ‘about the size of a shilling’ taken from his arm and grafted on to a brother officer…
The Bell Airacuda
Germany, France, the Netherlands, and Britain all produced their versions of the type, such as the Bf 110, Potez 630, Fokker G.I, and the Beaufighter.
Back to the Drawing Board: T-35 Heavy Tank
David Porter on Military History's doomed inventions.