Wwii sea mines

AN EXAMPLE OF DEEP LAYERED, CO-ORDINATED DEFENCE IN PLACE DURING THE SUMMER OF 1940

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

In 1942, the German war machine was at the height of its power. France, the ‘hereditary enemy’, was defeated and occupied. In the Soviet Union, Army Group South was marching inexorably toward the Cauc

Essentially heavy cruisers that were constructed in accordance with the restrictions imposed on Germany by the Treaty of Versailles, the Deutschland-class vessels boasted six 28 cm (11-in.) guns in tw

In the event of a Nazi invasion, Britain would have deployed a network of deadly defences to impede the enemy at every turn

NATO AND SOVIET NAVAL AVIATION, 1949-89