ORTONA, ITALY 20-27 DECEMBER 1943

Capturing the immediacy of fighting and the writhing bodies of soldiers, as well as keeping narrative clarity, proved enormously difficult for painters depicting battles before the advent of photography. Michael Hall reveals how they rose to the challenge

In 1945, the Allies were ready with a daring amphibious operation to liberate Jersey and Guernsey by force

A new book combines poetry from WW1 with photography from the trenches and home front. Geoff Harris finds out more, including the photo-restoration process

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The jungle warfare in the Far East was both a tactical and political challenge for British forces in WWII