War in focus

50 YEARS LATER

The USA’s standing army maintains traditions and remains prepared for the defence of the country in the 21st century

On a muggy night in late August 1940, Hinnerk Waller’s fraying tether had finally snapped. Relentlessly deployed in the Battle of Britain as part of the Luftwaffe fighter wing JG 52, Waller was paying

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

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 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