War in focus

Since 1940 Japan had been devoid of civilian politicians as the parties had been dissolved by the militaristic Imperial Rule Assistance Association, led by Lt General Hideki Tojo. Over the intervening

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

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

AN EXAMPLE OF DEEP LAYERED, CO-ORDINATED DEFENCE IN PLACE DURING THE SUMMER OF 1940

Operation Spider’s Web, in which dozens of Russian bombers were destroyed with drones, shows Ukraine’s aptitude for blue-sky thinking. It marks an inflection point in warfare

In the event of a Nazi invasion, Britain would have deployed a network of deadly defences to impede the enemy at every turn