Instrument of german surrender

Early on 8 November 1942, Adolf Hitler’s special train was en route from Berlin to Munich when it was stopped at a small station in the Thuringian Forest to receive an urgent message from the Foreign

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

LECHFELD, BAVARIA 10-12 AUGUST 955

Somehow, it isn’t hard to imagine the scene of battle here, even on a sultry July morning when only the distant growl of a motorbike interrupts the crooning of collared doves. Perhaps it is the quiet.

After decades experimenting with muskets, Oda Nobunaga perfected their use at the Battle of Nagashino, revolutionising not just samurai warfare but Japanese society itself

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