The jungle warfare in the Far East was both a tactical and political challenge for British forces in WWII

ORTONA, ITALY 20-27 DECEMBER 1943

From rapidly evolving roles to new technologies, historian and airpower expert John Curatola discusses how fighter planes shaped the Second World War

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In 1945, the Allies were ready with a daring amphibious operation to liberate Jersey and Guernsey by force

Capturing the immediacy of fighting and the writhing bodies of soldiers, as well as keeping narrative clarity, proved enormously difficult for painters depicting battles before the advent of photography. Michael Hall reveals how they rose to the challenge