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Hitler’s V-Weapons: The Battle against the V-1 and V-2 Written at the Time – an official history

Review of John Grehan's latest release 'Hitler’s V-Weapons: The Battle against the V-1 and V-2 Written at the Time – an official history'.

War on Film: Malta Story

Taylor Downing reviews a classic war movie.

SAS: Band of Brothers

Review of 'SAS: Band of Brothers' by Damien Lewis.

The English Civil War

Review of 'The English Civil War:
An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639–51' and 'English Civil War: Operations Manual'.

Sicily ’43: the assault on Fortress Europe

Review of James Holland's 'Sicily ’43: the assault on Fortress Europe'.

Smuts: guerrilla, politician, warlord

Stephen Roberts reports on the extraordinary career of Jan Smuts, who went from Boer commander to Commonwealth statesman.

In View

MHM’s round-up of the latest military history titles.

Above HMS Glatton in 1918. After a fire on board, inspectors made a shocking discovery about her magazine’s insulation.

Sometimes poor quality-control can be as lethal as bad design – this was certainly true in the case of HMS Glatton. On the outbreak of war in August 1914, the Admiralty began buying warships that British shipyards were building for…

Restoring HMS Victory

MHM'S Assistant Editor Calum Henderson delves into the history of HMS Victory.

The Battle of Kircholm, 1605 – Sweden’s Greatest Defeat

Poltava is more famous, but, explains historian Magnus Olofsson, Kircholm was probably the greatest defeat in Swedish history.

LEFT Captain Halswelle of the Highland Light Infantry. He described the misery of the First World War shortly before his death.

War Athletes – Wyndham Halswelle

The life of Wyndham Halswelle - Olympic athlete and soldier in the Second Boer War and Second World War.

Inside the fortress

The ‘Flying Fortress’ became legendary for its ability to stay in the air even after taking a severe battering.

War of Words – ‘Kamikaze’

Marc DeSantis delves into the history and meaning of the word 'kamikaze.'

Left Musket balls intended for use by the Jacobites. They were found by amateur archaeologists using metal detectors.

Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Culloden battle hoard found

It remained buried for two and a half centuries. Now a hoard believed to have been part of a supply of weapons for Bonnie Prince Charlie has been found in the Highlands of Scotland. A group of amateur archaeologists made…

LEFT A sign warning of mines on the Falkland Islands a common sight since the war in 1982.

Falkland Islands cleared of mines nearly 40 years since war

A campaign has finally cleared the Falkland Islands of thousands of mines laid during the war there almost 40 years ago. The project removed the estimated 13,000 lethal devices that were still buried on the islands. The war began in…

RIGHT The Siege of Basing House, which served, like Shelford, as a Royalist garrison and was overrun by Parliamentary forces. There were many such sieges during the war.

English Civil War massacre ‘cover-up’ revealed

New research has attempted to establish why a brutal massacre during the English Civil War has been largely forgotten by history. The site of a Royalist garrison in Nottinghamshire, Shelford Manor was besieged by Parliamentary forces on 3 November 1645.…

Left The American Air Museum at Duxford. Designed by Norman Foster, it received critical acclaim for its modern take on traditional aircraft hangars.

American Air Museum at Duxford granted listed status

It is the largest museum of its kind in Europe. Now the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford has been granted Grade II-listed status by English Heritage. The impressive building, which was designed by award-winning architect Norman Foster, was purpose-built…

Rodney, Howe, and the rise of British seapower

In the half century between the Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759) and the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), Britain’s Royal Navy transformed naval tactics and established global maritime supremacy. Developments in the technology of sail power and naval gunnery had combined…