STRUGGLE FOR THE GOLAN
Syria’s attack from the north sparks a fierce armoured battle for the Golan Heights.

MILVIAN BRIDGE, 312 CE
Two rival emperors battle to claim sole control of the Roman Empire.

ENGLAND’S BLOODIEST VIKING RAID
In 793 the Lindisfarne monastery was attacked by a band of ‘heathen men’ from across the sea..

RISE OF THE FREIKORPS - How Germany's chaotic republic faced down revolution and military coups.

BATTLE OF BALTIMORE - Royal Navy siege that inspired the Star Spangled Banner.

THE BARBARY CRUSADE - In the late 14th century, a Franco-Genoese army launched a failed attack on the pirate stronghold.

WAR WITH THE USA - No sooner had it won its independence, the fledgling nation was attacked by the corsairs.

LECHFELD - Otto I deployed his heavy cavalry to rout Magyar horse-archers in 955 and become Otto the Great.

NAKAJIMA KI-43 HAYABUSA - Inside Japan’s agile but lightly armed fighter plane that saw action in the Pacific War.

First Aces - Read how Britain's young airmen met with triumph and tragedy over the Western Front.

“IT WAS LIKE A MEATGRINDER” - James Holland on Monte Cassino.

GLADIATORS ON BOATS Read the real history behind the Colosseum's epic seaborne showdowns.

AMERICA'S AVENGER - In the cockpit of WWII carrier bomber that dominated the waves...

FERDINAND SCHÖRNER - Nazi general who executed hundreds of his own men… then ran away.

BATTLE OF FLODDEN - Scotland's catastrophic defeat at the hands of Henry VIII's enforcer.

ALGERIAN WAR - Inside the nation's bloody struggle to throw off French rule...

DEFEAT AND OCCUPATION
With France under attack, the Allies withdraw from Norway, which endures years of occupation.

RISE OF THE HOME GUARD
From battle-seasoned veterans to determined guerrillas: the real ‘Dad’s Army’ was no joke..

PATRIOT AND RENEGADE
Once a US ally, Emilio Aguinaldo became the inspirational leader of the Philippines’ rebellion.

AUSTRALIA’S IRISH REBELLION
When survivors of the 1798 Rebellion were sent to New South Wales, they carried on their fight.

TORNADO IN A STORM
Author and historian John Nichol discusses his experience being shot down over Iraq in 1991..

BATTLE OF MARATHON
Outnumbered Greek defenders thwart a Persian invasion before it can establish a beachhead.

IRISH ON THE SOMME
David Smith recounts the unique experience of Irish soldiers on the Western Front.

TORNADO GR1
Take a look inside Britain’s low-altitude strike bomber that became a legend of the First Gulf War..

DECEPTION STRATEGY
Allied tricks that fooled the Germans.

FIRST WAVE OMAHA HERO
US 1st Infantry Medal of Honor..

OCCUPATION, RESISTANCE, LIBERATION
Greece’s descent into civil war was preceded by years of struggle under Nazi oppression.

CHURCHILL’S REVENGE
Read how the loss of HMS Hood launched a huge operation to sink the Bismarck..

‘A GALLANT ADVERSARY’
In war against the expansive East India Company, the defeated Gorkha Kingdom earned its enemy’s respect.

THE OLD FRONTIER
One of the Gurkhas’ most recent major deployments saw a return to a familiar battlefield.

DEATH OF THE WOLF PACKS
In May 1943, Nazi Germany’s U-boat fleet was crippled by superior Allied tactics and tech..

GOING NUCLEAR
Post-war saw the battalions called upon to assist with highly hazardous testing.

AID AND DISASTER RELIEF
The Seabees have lent their skills to humanitarian missions around the globe.

THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE
Why is this bloody engagement heralded as among the Royal Navy’s greatest victories?

FROM POTEMKIN TO STALIN
The 20th century put the fleet on the frontline of two world wars, later becoming a jewel of the Soviet military.

AMERICA’S BOMBER COMMAND
The ‘Mighty Eighth’ Air Force arrived in England in 1942 to join air campaigns over the Reich..

A VOLATILE PAST
The breakup of the Soviet Union resurrected old cultural and political divisions within Russia.

DEATH OF GROZNY
On the second attempt, the Russian military obliterated the capital, crushing the resistance.

THE FIRST KAMIKAZE
Read how militarist zealotry and flawed strategy led to Imperial Japan’s tragic tactic..

THE SOUTH AFRICAN WAR
Britain’s old enemy, the Boers, were divided over support for the war effort, with thousands rising up in rebellion.

CHAERONEA, 338 BCE
Thebes and Athens unite to try and halt the mighty Macedonian conquest of Greece..

CONQUEST AND COLONISATION
After the demise of the Edo shogunate, an expansionist Japan set its sights on Korea as the jewel in its imperial crown.

BRITAIN’S MAN IN BERLIN
Incredible story of the adventurer-academic who was the first to expose Hitler’s plans.

MARENGO, 1800
A surprise attack from an Austrian army almost thwarts Napoleon’s campaign in North Italy.

THE RISE OF PRUSSIA
Frederick II saw his opportunity to seize greatness by striking into Austrian-held Silesia.

THE WAR IN ITALY
Opportunistic royals on both sides battled for control over the fractured Italian states.

CHICKAMAUGA
How a Union army was outmanoeuvred in the bloody battle across the Georgian creeks..

HITLER’S HANGMAN
How Reinhard Heydrich went from SS henchman to the 'Butcher of Prague' and chief architect of the Holocaust.

WINGED HUSSARS
The real history behind Poland's legendary cavalry.

TRENCH ASSAULTS
What WWI generals learned about breaking static battles..

BATTLE OF DUBLIN
From April 1922 Anti-Treaty forces occupied and defended key locations in the nation’s capital.

THE CONFEDERATE CHEROKEE
How a Native American chief became the last rebel general to surrender in the US Civil War.

CORPO TRUPPE VOLONTARIE
During the Spanish Civil War, Italian forces were sent to fight alongside the Nationalist rebels.

ITALIANS IN THE EAST
Eager to make amends for failures in the desert, Il Duce sent his own expeditionary forces to join the invasion of the USSR.

THE FIGHT FOR HILL 252.2
Dr Wheatley recounts the armoured carnage wrought at one key position during the Battle of Kursk..

LAFAYETTE ESCADRILLE
In 1916 a special unit of US pilots was created, named after the Revolutionary War leader.

SAS IN SICILY
Gavin Mortimer reveals the covert British missions behind the lines in Operation Husky.

VICKERS MEDIUM MK1 TANK
An inter-war design that served as a training platform for the Royal Armoured Corps..

NORTHERN BARRAGE
The British conducted an extensive mining operation to deny the Kriegsmarine access to the Atlantic.

DAMBUSTERS 1943-2023
Dr Robert Owen reveals what happened next for the men of the Ruhr Dams raid.

HAITI’S POLISH REVOLUTIONARIES
When Napoleon sent his elite Polish units to put down a Caribbean uprising, they instead joined the rebels.

DEMOLITION FROGMEN
These highly trained divers were used during amphibious operations in the Second World War.

THE SHELDT, 1944
How 1st Canadian Army led the Allied effort to free the Antwerp estuary from German control.

CRASSUS’ DOOMED CAMPAIGN
Why the Battle of Carrhae was one of ancient Rome’s worst military disasters..

CONFEDERATION OF THE RHINE
During his conquest of Europe, Napoleon unites the German states under his own control.

PETER BADCOE
This Australian major distinguished himself on several occasions during the Vietnam War..

‘WE HAVE THE MAXIM’
Early use of the machine gun gave the British an overwhelming battlefield advantage.

SHERMAN: AMERICA’S WAR WINNER
Read the story of the Western Allies’ most successful and controversial tank: the M4.

SHIROYAMA, 1877
Japan’s last major samurai rebellion was finally ended in a bloody last stand on Kyushu island..

BRIDGEHEADS IN EUROPE
In 1944 the Paras faced their toughest challenge yet in two audacious operations.

WAR ON TERROR
From Iraq to Afghanistan, the Paras have fought on the frontline of the UK’s most recent conflicts.

THE OTHER MISSILE CRISIS
In the wake of the Cuban standoff, the future of the UK’s nuclear deterrent hung in the balance.

ANGLO-MARATHA WARS
The once mighty Maratha Empire defended its borders against the British for over 40 years.

CHANCELLORSVILLE, 1863
Robert E Lee mounted a stunning Confederate attack against the odds, but at a heavy cost.

CURTISS SB2C HELLDIVER
Hell to handle, this US Navy dive-bomber nonetheless also proved to be hell for the enemy..

FIRST MILITARY RAILWAYS
Early rail networks were critical for transporting men, materiel, and even mounting artillery.

SECOND BATTLE OF EL ALAMEIN
Inside the critical missions that made Eighth Army’s desert victory possible.

THE HITLER WHO FOUGHT FOR THE ALLIES
The story of an estranged nephew who turned his back on ‘Uncle Adolf’ to join the US Navy..

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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.

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