Battle of leyte gulf

Early on 8 November 1942, Adolf Hitler’s special train was en route from Berlin to Munich when it was stopped at a small station in the Thuringian Forest to receive an urgent message from the Foreign

The Red Sea and Persian Gulf have been areas of historic tension for decades, with Western navies maintaining an almost constant presence

After decades experimenting with muskets, Oda Nobunaga perfected their use at the Battle of Nagashino, revolutionising not just samurai warfare but Japanese society itself

On the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan, Charles Harris looks back at the 14th Army’s extraordinary campaign and the remarkable characters who shaped it

At the climax of fighting in the Pacific, the USA revealed its ultimate weapon and ushered in a new era of warfare

15 SEPTEMBER 1940