Battle of shipka pass

Driven by the hunger for new territory, in the 16th century Russia embarked on the ruthless subjugation of a vast and hostile land in the frozen east

During the early days Operation Barbarossa, Army Group Centre’s rapid advance surrounded hundreds of thousands of Red Army soldiers in the Białystok-Minsk area. What ensued was a catastrophic defeat for the Soviet defenders

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

On a muggy night in late August 1940, Hinnerk Waller’s fraying tether had finally snapped. Relentlessly deployed in the Battle of Britain as part of the Luftwaffe fighter wing JG 52, Waller was paying

BRANXTON, ENGLAND 9 SEPTEMBER 1513

How ‘Putin’s Chef’ led a mercenary mutiny that shook the Kremlin