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THE SOLEBAY TAPESTRY

This 17th-century artwork, part of a series of tapestries, depicts the dramatic climax of the first battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War

WINSTON BEFORE THE WAR

Before leading Britain through the Second World War as Prime Minister, Churchill was a soldier, journalist and a seasoned member of parliament

RUSSIA REVOLUTION AND CIVIL WAR - INTERVIEW WITH SIR ANTONY BEEVOR

The leading historian spoke with Anthony Tucker-Jones about the Russian Revolution and Civil War, and how the brutal upheaval still shapes the world today

AT WAR IN NELSON'S NAVY

The sailors who triumphed at Trafalgar are often portrayed as press-ganged stooges forced to serve in a brutal world of strict discipline and harsh punishment. But what was it really like to live and fight on the waves?

Heroes of the Victoria Cross - CECIL MERRITT

In August 1942, as the Dieppe Raid fell apart, a youthful Canadian CO rallied his men across a heavily defended bridge, clearing pillboxes and sacrificing his freedom to cover the Allied withdrawal

THE SIEGE OF CHARLESTON

The most significant British victory in the Revolutionary War threatened to undermine the entire American war effort

JUNE 1942

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

Alexander I - NAPOLEON'S RUSSIAN NEMESIS

Moulded from early childhood to be Russia's greatest emperor, the mysterious Alexander I spent almost his entire life lurking behind a series of masks

BATTLE OF MIDWAY - TURNING POINT OF THE PACIFIC WAR

Just six months after Pearl Harbor, Japan launched another attack on the US Navy. James Holland explains how this time the US was prepared and the resulting clash turned the tide of the war

THE SAS FRAUD?

Heralded as the founder of the Special Air Service, a new study alleges that David Stirling might not have been the military genius of legend. Historian Gavin Mortimer unravels the truth behind Britain's famed special forces officer

TIMELINE OF...NATO

With the Soviet threat looming over Europe, the United States moves to contain Moscow's influence with a new and more potent alliance between the continent's leading democracies

WOJTEK THE 'SOLDIER BEAR'

This legendary brown bear accompanied Poland's army in exile across continents and onto the frontline

ANTIETAM

On September 17 1862 the Union and Confederate armies in the eastern theatre met at Antietam Creek in Maryland. It would be the bloodiest day in American military history

ON THE CUSP OF WORLD WAR III - Q&A WITH ROGER HERMISTON

In 1953 the US and Soviet Union became capable of mutually assured destruction. Soon after, safeguards were put into place in an attempt to prevent it

RESISTANCE & REBELLION

Many tribes stood against the legions, putting up a fierce fight that made the Roman conquest of Britain far from a foregone conclusion

TIMELINE OF THE... ROMAN INVASIONS OF BRITAIN

Over centuries the empire's borders expanded across the prized islands, reaching as far north as Scotland but always facing fierce tribal resistance

Great Battles CANNAE

After crossing the Alps and outwitting the Romans twice, despite being hugely outnumbered, Hannibal dealt Rome a crushing blow with one of the most celebrated double-pincer movements of all time

THE — DOOLITTLE RAID

On 18 April 1942, American bombers under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Jimmy Doolittle took off from the USS Hornet. Their target: Tokyo. Their mission: Avenge Pearl Harbor

THE TSAR'S WAR WWI'S EASTERN FRONT

Tsarist Russia was unprepared when World War I began, and the disastrous experience hastened the end of the Romanov Dynasty and the rise of communist rule

THE ROMAN ARMY

The legions in Britain helped Romanise the remote province and guarded its northern border

Heroes of the Medal of Honor: JAMES STOCKDALE

The highest-ranking US POW during the Vietnam War, imprisoned for nearly eight years, this air wing commander was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery and leadership while incarcerated

FALKLANDS SHORT HISTORY OF A LONG DISAGREEMENT PART 1: 1485 – 1833

For hundreds of years these South Atlantic islands have been the focus, and sideshow, of trade missions, treaties and conflicts. In this two-part series, former British Army intelligence officer and now historian Nick Van Der Bijl looks at the five centuries preceding the 1982 war

ADMIRAL YI SUN- SIN

The Korean military genius who overcame overwhelming odds to grind Japan’s samurai war machine to a halt

MONGOLIAN MIGHT MEETS SAMURAI STEEL

Waves of the Khan’s forces swept across the shogunate’s lands. They were met by Japan’s outmatched yet determined and skilful warrior class

CLASH OF CULTURES: Q&A WITH JONATHAN CLEMENTS

With the Mongol way of war already a proven conquering force, the invasion of Japan was a clash of two unique warrior societies

AMERICA'S ZOUAVES

Historian and author Iain MacGregor shares his passion for the brightly uniformed infantrymen who served in the US Civil War, and interrogates some of the myths about their combat role

BATAAN DEATH MARCH

After Japan conquered the Philippines in WWII, its army inflicted one of the war’s worst atrocities on Allied POWs

THE REAL TOP GUN

From humble beginnings the US Navy Fighter Weapons School was instrumental in turning the tide of the air war over Vietnam

THE DIVINE WIND

With his invasion forces scattered by storms, the Khan planned yet another attempt to conquer Japan

TIMELINE OF THE...MONGOL INVASIONS OF JAPAN

The Mongol ruler Kublai Khan leads several attacks on the Japanese islands and is met by ferocious resistance