SINCE THE END OF WWII, THE ROLE OF RAF BOMBER COMMAND HAS REMAINED HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL. MARCUS GIBSON ARGUES THAT INSTEAD OF A MURKY LEGACY, ITS FLIGHT CREWS DESERVE THANKS FOR STOPPING NAZI GERMANY

The sufferings of Afghanistan, and of those who invade it

Espionage comes to IWM North, the Royal Armouries Museum marks VE/VJ Day, and the REME’s airborne war is in focus

WAR, EMPIRE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR A NEW WORLD

A liberal thinker about the American century

The article on the battle against U-boats in the Second World War in the November issue omitted perhaps the most important episode. That was the part played by the late Joe Baker-Cresswell of Bamburgh