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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FRONTLINE THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: SEPTEMBER •  In this issue’s Frontline, the return of great powers, the rise and fall of battleships, the origins of the OSS, Operation Paperclip, and the United States’ covert action operations

BATTLESHIPS THE RISE AND FALL • These mighty vessels once dominated the seas, but new technology and tactics soon consigned them to history

OPERATION PAPERCLIP • In the years after WWII, the Allies looked to extract leading Nazi scientists and technicians to give them the edge in the emerging Cold War

“THE GREAT POWERS ARE BACK” • Cambridge historian of international relations Professor Brendan Simms discusses how Trump’s second presidency has redrawn the global order

THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES PART 1: THE BEGINNING • America’s first civilian intelligence agency and secret army was the predecessor of the CIA and Special Forces

EXPORTING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION • How early US presidents used covert action to spark uprisings, bribe foreign journalists and overthrow governments

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OKINAWA • The last campaign of the Second World War in the Pacific required an arduous 82 days for the Allies to claim victory

Q+A: MARK STILLE WHY THE BLOODIEST PACIFIC BATTLE • VAST CAVE NETWORKS, KAMIKAZE STRIKES AND RELENTLESS FIREPOWER TURNED THE ISLAND INTO A KILLING FIELD

NIXON’S WAR • An importa2nt role in the South Pacific during the Second World War helped forge the character, competence and command of the future US president

THE FORGOTTEN FLEET • With the defeat of Nazi Germany, Great Britain and the Royal Navy increased its commitment to the Pacific theatre, participating in operations against Japan in 1944-45

FROM INTERNMENT TO THE FRONTLINE 442ND REGIMENT • Formed from Japanese-American soldiers whose families were imprisoned by their own government, this regiment became one of the most decorated units of WWII

SAMUEL PEARSE • During the often overlooked Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War, this Australian veteran lay down his life in a lone assault on a Bolshevik blockhouse

ABLE ARCHER 83 HAD TURNED TO WAR? • When NATO mounted a training exercise for launching a nuclear strike, the Soviet Union thought it was the real thing and prepared to retaliate

OPERATOR’S HANDBOOK M60 MBT • The M60 underwent many updates over the years, and these improvements extended its service life for over four decades

HITLER’S WAR ON CANCER • After their rise to power, the Nazis put huge resources into ending the disease – a health campaign fuelled by the regime’s brutal methods and twisted ideology

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GALLERY SCENES FROM ‘LITTLE AMERICA’ • US BOMBER BASES IN EAST ANGLIA BECAME AMERICAN ENCLAVES WHERE AIRMEN ESCAPED THE HORRORS OF WAR BY DRINKING IN OFFICERS’ CLUBS, JIVING WITH VILLAGE GIRLS, HOSTING CHILDREN’S PARTIES AND PLAYING BASEBALL

INVENTING A “GERMAN DESTINY” • DR ALEKS PLUSKOWSKI EXPLAINS HOW NAZI IDEOLOGUES TRANSFORMED THE TEUTONIC KNIGHTS AND THE BALTIC CRUSADES INTO SYMBOLS OF RACIAL CONQUEST IN EASTERN EUROPE

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HOLLYWOOD DEBRIEF PRESSURE • THIS D-DAY DRAMA TREADS NEW GROUND AND IS DRAMATICALLY STRIKING, BUT TOO FREQUENTLY STRAYS FROM HISTORICAL FACT

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