Hitler’s ‘alpine fortress’

In the final month of WWII, the Red Army launched a devastating strike into Manchuria, opening a new front with Japan and threatening invasion of the Home Islands

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

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

Saint Petersburg: Sacrifice and Redemption in the City ...

When Thomas Joshua Cooper and Paul Hill set out in 1974 to meet and interview the ‘movers and shakers’ of 20th century photography (see Dialogue with Legends, AP 1 April) they had no idea that the project would take four years and become a unique archive that is still in print. Paul Hill describes the interview with British photojournalist George Rodger, followed by selected extracts from the recorded encounter

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