History of War - Issue 146

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FORTRESS GREENLAND How NATO’s frozen northern border has long held strategic importance for Western powers. 250 YEARS OF SERVICE Mike Haskew marks the semiquincentennial of the US Army and its path to world dominance. WILLIAM HALE WILBUR This officer stormed the beaches of North Africa, leading his men from the front in Operation Torch. LECHAEUM, 391 BCE Read how Spartan hoplites were crushed by lightly armoured peltast missile troops.

FORTRESS GREENLAND

The USA's recent interest in 'acquiring' the Danish territory is rooted in a long and complex history of security and military interests

4 mins

THE FALL OF SAIGON 50 YEARS LATER

Starved of American support, the Republic of Vietnam was swept away by an unstoppable invasion

4 mins

"WE LOST THE ENEMY WE CAME TO KNOW AND LOVE "

Intelligence veteran Mark Lowenthal reveals how after a shift to counter-terrorism from the 1990s, spycraft is returning to its Cold War operations

3 mins

HOW TO END A WAR LESSONS FROM KOREA

It took two years of negotiations for an armistice to be signed between the UN, North Korea and China. Even then, an official peace has never truly broken out. Is this the bleak blueprint that may be followed today?

4 mins

A BLUEPRINT FOR MODERN THREATS

Could lessons from the last great conflict help the democratic world triumph over the rise in autocratic power?

3 mins

IRON AIRMEN HOW THE LUFTWAFFE PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

Ruthlessly demanding recruitment and training forged a formidable Luftwaffe by 1940 – but as combat that year shows, insufficient foresight can humble even the deadliest of foes

10+ mins

250 YEARS OF SERVICE

The USA's standing army maintains traditions and remains prepared for the defence of the country in the 21st century

6 mins

PLAYING FOR THEIR LIVES BIRKENAU'S WOMEN'S ORCHESTRA

Historian Anne Sebba reveals how dozens of female Jews and political prisoners were forced to perform for the Nazis, and their fellow inmates, in the shadow of a genocide

8 mins

THE US HAD STAYED OUT OF THE GREAT WAR?

A prolonged conflict, a modified Treaty of Versailles and no League of Nations may have transpired without direct American involvement in WWI

6 mins

WILLIAM HALE WILBUR

On 8 November 1942 this colonel played a crucial role in the Allied invasion of North Africa, attempting to secure the surrender of Vichy French forces and then leading an assault to secure the Moroccan beachhead

6 mins

LECHAEUM

The Spartan hoplite was one of the most revered figures in ancient Greek warfare. But they met their match at Lechaeum, defeated by a force of lightly armed peltasts

10+ mins

REPUBLICAN F-105 THUNDERCHIEF

The mighty ‘Thud’ was a mainstay of the air war over Vietnam

3 mins

CONFLICT TO PEACE

A new exhibition looks back on how Oxfordshire celebrated victory in WWII and commemorates the county's men who fought

2 mins

KOREA: WAR WITHOUT END

TWO POWERHOUSE HISTORIANS JOIN FORCES FOR A NEW ANALYSIS OF THE KOREAN WAR Authors: Richard Dannatt and Robert Lyman Publisher: Osprey Price: £25 (Hardback) On sale: Out now

2 mins

OVER THE WALL: A BRIXMIS INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN

A COLD WAR INTELLIGENCE OPERATIVE PENS HIS CONTROVERSIAL MEMOIR

2 mins

THE INVISIBLE CAMPAIGN: BOMBER COMMAND GARDENING OPERATIONS 1940-1945

ALLIED AERIAL MINING CAUSED CARNAGE AMONG AXIS SURFACE VESSELS AND SUBMARINES, BUT THIS VITAL CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN LARGELY FORGOTTEN

1 min

MILITARY THEORY AND THE CONDUCT OF WAR

AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POLITICS AND WAR, OFFENCE AND DEFENCE, AND CONCEPTS LIKE THE PRINCIPLES OF WAR AND MILITARY DOCTRINE

1 min

SPECIAL FORCES ON THE RUN

In the fourth instalment of his SAS Great Escapes series, Damien Lewis recounts, among others, an overlooked LRDG operation in occupied Yugoslavia

5 mins

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History of War Magazine Description:

Discover the politics, mechanics, strategies and machines 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.