History of War Magazine - Issue 143

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Issue 143

REMAGEN GATEWAY TO THE REICH

On 7 March 1945 the Ludendorff Bridge over the Rhine at Remagen was still standing - capturing it intact was vital to the Allied advance into Nazi Germany

3 mins

THE RUHR POCKET

The world's largest industrial complex, the Ruhr was where Nazi Germany's war machine was forged. If the Allies could capture it the conflict in Europe would effectively be over

3 mins

HITLER'S 'ALPINE FORTRESS

With the Rhine crossed and the Ruhr taken, Allied Supreme Commander Dwight D Eisenhower had to decide what came next. His orders would help shape the fate of Europe for decades to come

3 mins

BATTLE OF THE NILE NELSON vs NAPOLEON

In 1798, Britain's most celebrated admiral pursued the French across the Mediterranean, attempting to thwart General Bonaparte's mission to Egypt. The pursuit culminated in what was arguably the most strategically important naval battle of the Napoleonic Wars

10+ mins

INSIDE PICKETT'S CHARGE

On 3 July 1863 a Confederate regiment – the 19th Virginia Infantry – marched into the jaws of Hell in one of the most infamous events in American military history

10+ mins

Heroes of the Victoria Cross: MILTON FOWLER GREGG

On 28 September, 1918, this Royal Canadian Regiment officer led his men through uncut barbed wire into enemy trenches

5 mins

BLUNTING THE SULTAN'S SPEAR

During his 1532 invasion, Suleiman the Magnificent faced a seemingly simple obstacle in the small fortress of Koszeg, Hungary. What ensued was a bloody struggle between Ottoman firepower and imperial grit

8 mins

FREDERICKSBURG

The Confederate invasion of the north had been repulsed in Maryland by the Army of the Potomac. President Abraham Lincoln now urged his military to seize the initiative and crush the Confederates in the east and capture their capital Richmond. It would culminate in another catastrophic defeat

10 mins

A13 MK III CRUISER COVENANTER TANK

Plagued with mechanical issues, the Covenanter was envisioned as an improved cruiser design but never deployed for overseas service

4 mins

MARCH 1945

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

2 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.