ORTONA, ITALY 20-27 DECEMBER 1943

Our pick of the latest military history books

From rapidly evolving roles to new technologies, historian and airpower expert John Curatola discusses how fighter planes shaped the Second World War

In 1945, the Allies were ready with a daring amphibious operation to liberate Jersey and Guernsey by force

A new book combines poetry from WW1 with photography from the trenches and home front. Geoff Harris finds out more, including the photo-restoration process

The jungle warfare in the Far East was both a tactical and political challenge for British forces in WWII