The ten-day war

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

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

In this issue’s Frontline you can read our interview with former CIA Assistant Director Mark Lowenthal; analysis of the USA’s historic military strategy in Greenland; plus full accounts of how two key conflicts of the 20th century came to an end

LECHAIO, GREECE JULY 391 BCE

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