Timeline of...mussolini’s army

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

Could lessons from the last great conflict help the democratic world triumph over the rise in autocratic power?

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

50 YEARS LATER

On 8 November 1942 this colonel played a crucial role in the Allied invasion of North Africa, attempting to secure the surrender of Vichy French forces and then leading an assault to secure the Moroccan beachhead

The German army is often depicted as an epic, unstoppable machine. There’s no doubt that, at the outbreak of the First World War, it was the most formidably organised military force on the planet – bu