Scorched earth: a global history of wwii

How Stalin shaped the Soviet collective memory

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

Renowned historian challenges comparisons between the Cold War and the modern world, where the stakes, players and rules of engagement are multidimensional

“He came, he bombed, he ended the war.” ...

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

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