Showdown in the desert

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

After a successful visit to the Normandy beaches for the 80th anniversary of D-Day in June 2024, a new trip appeared on the horizon for the Jeep this year. Our French jaunt had not been without incide

Today, the ocean liner is often considered a glamorous yet thoroughly outdated form of transport. While ships such as the RMS Titanic and the RMS Lusitania remain household names, their lesser-known c

At the end of WWII the Japanese Imperial Army Air Force was conscripted into the Royal Air Force in Southeast Asia

Before the sun rose over the windswept pampas on the morning of 20 September 1835, the stillness of Porto Alegre was broken by the thunder of hooves and gunfire. A band of rebels launched a daring ass

In the final month of WWII, the Red Army launched a devastating strike into Manchuria, opening a new front with Japan and threatening invasion of the Home Islands