August 1945

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

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

Eighty years after atomic bombs were dropped on Japan, the resurrection of one of its cities remains remarkable

In this issue’s Frontline, read how the modern world is “infinitely more complex” than the Cold War and how new Chinese weapons are threatening the US Navy’s Pacific dominance; plus, an expert’s insights into decades of crisis in Sudan, and how two controversial territories continue to create instability

In this issue’s Frontline: read about the hunt for Russia’s most notorious gun runner; strategist Mick Ryan’s assessment of Ukrainian drone warfare; the military importance of Aden; two crises over the Taiwan Strait’s islands; and the death of the helicopter assault tactic

How the top-secret Manhattan Project saw the invention of the atomic bomb, which culminated in the end of one war and the beginning of another