Sinking the rising sun

In 1942, the German war machine was at the height of its power. France, the ‘hereditary enemy’, was defeated and occupied. In the Soviet Union, Army Group South was marching inexorably toward the Cauc

In this first of a two-part series, read how when faced with total defeat, China’s Nationalists held on to a small island off the Fujian coast and defended it at all costs

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

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

Eighty years after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the resurrection of one of its cities remains remarkable

OPERATION OVERLORD HAD FAILED?