Action on 1 june 1864

MECHANICSVILLE, VIRGINIA 31 MAY – 12 JUNE 1864

In this issue’s Frontline you can read our interview with former CIA Assistant Director Mark Lowenthal; analysis of the USA’s historic military strategy in Greenland; plus full accounts of how two key conflicts of the 20th century came to an end

Confederate victory at Antietam might have contributed to the end of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency in the election of 1864

On 8 November 1942 this colonel played a crucial role in the Allied invasion of North Africa, attempting to secure the surrender of Vichy French forces and then leading an assault to secure the Moroccan beachhead

BRANXTON, ENGLAND 9 SEPTEMBER 1513

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