City of shadows: The Iron Curtain falls – Part 2: Vienna
In the second part of our series on the coming of the Cold War, Taylor Downing explains how the defeat of the Nazis brought new division to the Austrian capital.
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From World War to Cold War
In the first part of our series examining the transition from World War to Cold War, Taylor Downing looks at how the end of the fighting in 1945 sowed the seeds of the conflict to come; while in the second part he explains how the defeat of the Nazis brought new division to the Austrian capital.
Napoleon’s turncoats: The generals who turned traitor to revolutionary France
The French Revolution was a turbulent era of shifting loyalties, during which even humbly born soldiers could rise to the top, as Nigel Jones reveals in the final part of his series on treachery.
MHM 148 Letters – September
Your thoughts on issues raised by the magazine.
Battle for Magna Carta: The First Barons’ War, 1215-1217
King John’s reign was a disaster – but, as Stephen Roberts reveals in the second of two articles about early civil wars, it left as its legacy one of the most important agreements in English history.
King of the Vandals: How Gaiseric humbled the Roman Empire
Although the Vandals gave their name to wanton destruction, their king Gaiseric is less well-known. Tim Newark reveals how one of the greatest barbarian warlords made Rome tremble.
War Classics – Bugles and a Tiger
Nick Spenceley reconsiders Bugles and a Tiger by John Masters.
War on Film – Churchill at War
Taylor Downing reviews the latest film and television releases.
The Sick Man’s last stand: The Central Powers at War – PART 3: THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
Continuing our series on Imperial Germany’s Great War allies, Graham Goodlad reveals how defeat led to the end of an empire.
David Olusoga
The historian and broadcaster on the weapons that changed the world, and why 1917 may be his favourite war film.
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…
Allies at War: The Politics of Defeating Hitler
REVIEW BY CALUM HENDERSON When Tim Bouverie’s first book Appeasing Hitler appeared in 2019, it was generally considered to be something of a stunning debut: an eloquent and well-researched history of one of the most written-about periods in British history…
Lest We Forget: War and Peace in 100 British Monuments
REVIEW BY NICK HEWITT Historian and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop has energetically breathed life into the ‘history in a hundred’ format with her enthralling new book, which should be essential reading not just for those with an interest in war and…
Into the Reich: The Red Army’s Advance to the Oder in 1945
REVIEW BY DAVID PORTER In January 1945, the Red Army launched a powerful operation that was intended to go all the way to Berlin. The Vistula–Oder Offensive, as it was known, is the subject of this new book by Prit…
In Brief
MHM’s round-up of the latest military history releases.
MHM 148 Competition
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Rare Bronze Age breastplate identified
A rare fragment of body armour from the Late Bronze Age has been found in the Czech Republic. The discovery was made in 2023 in Moravia – the exact location remains secret in order to protect the site – as…
Bow of USS New Orleans found off Guadalcanal
Underwater archaeological investigations have located the missing bow of the USS New Orleans in the Solomon Islands’ Iron Bottom Sound. The US Navy cruiser was heavily damaged during the Battle of Tassafaronga on 30 November 1942 when it was hit…
Roman army camp uncovered in the Netherlands
A temporary marching camp used by the Roman military has been discovered near the village of Hoog Buurlo in the Veluwe region of the Netherlands. The research was carried out by ‘Constructing the Limes’, a project focused on exploring the…
Site of Washington’s ‘friendly fire’ incident located in Pennsylvania
Archaeologists in western Pennsylvania have identified the site of a tragic episode during the North American conflict known as the French and Indian War (1754-1763). On the evening of 12 November 1758, two Virginia regiments, led by Lieutenant Colonel George…
Myth and Reality: military art in the age of Queen Victoria
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with Peter Popham.
Norfolk’s WWI pillboxes listed
Eight of Norfolk’s First World War pillboxes have been awarded Grade II- listed status by the Department for Culture, Media, and Sport, on the advice of Historic England. Among the first pillboxes in Britain, these concrete structures were built between…
War of Words – ‘Quarantine’
With Marc DeSantis