Warfare in News
On this day in history, British Navy bombards Dardanelles
On 19 February 1915, British and French warships began a bombardment of the forts defending the entrance to the Dardanelles. German control of the Dardanelles prevented cooperation between Russian and Allied naval forces, therefore an… Read full story...
Army revives spirit of the Chindits
As reported recently in The Times, the army is reviving the spirit of the Chindits, a special forces unit which penetrated enemy lines in Burma in the Second World War, with… Read full story...
Fatal Fortnight shortlisted for WW1 Book of the Year
Duncan Marlor's brilliant analysis of Britain's decision to go to war in 1914, Fatal Fortnight (published by Frontline Books, 2014), has been shortlisted for the 2015 Paddy Power Political… Read full story...Featured Articles
British Commando Raids on the Lofoten Islands
Thu 5th MarchThe Lofoten Islands lie off the Norwegian coast about 100 miles north of the Arctic Circle. In March 1941, the first major Commando raid on the islands was launched.
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The Action-Packed Diary of a WW1 Cavalryman
Fri 20th FebruaryAn article by Letters From The Trenches author Jacqueline Wadsworth about the early days of the Great War, based on the diary of regular soldier Sergeant George Fairclough.
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Australia's Few and the Battle of Britain
Mon 26th JanuaryKristen Alexander tells the story of one of Australia's Few in the Battle of Britain, Bob Millington, on an epic day, 31 August 1940.
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Victory in Italy
Mon 26th JanuaryRichard Doherty delves into 15th Army Group's final campaign of 1945 and the remarkable results they achieved in Northern Italy during the final days of the Second World War.
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Latest Reviews
Honourable Warriors: Fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan - A Front-line Account of the British Army's Battle for Helmand (book)
Released: 17th March 2014Richard Streatfeild was working in Army PR at the MoD when we began Help for Heroes and he was ordered by his department to ‘mind’ Peta Todd, (the then Page Three Girl, now H4H Patron… Read full review...
