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Today, the ocean liner is often considered a glamorous yet thoroughly outdated form of transport.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

To mark the 80th anniversary of VJ Day, John Eskdale and other survivors share their harrowing memories of war and stories of hope

Matt Elton Your new series, exploring fighting on the Asian front during the Second World War, is called The History Podcast: The Second Map. Why did you choose that name? Kavita Puri It came to me af

Almost exactly 80 years ago, the world’s first atomic test explosion shattered the quiet of a New Mexico morning. A few weeks later, and in the space of a few days, nuclear weapons were dropped on Hir

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

At the climax of fighting in the Pacific, the USA revealed its ultimate weapon and ushered in a new era of warfare