WAR, EMPIRE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR A NEW WORLD

Espionage comes to IWM North, the Royal Armouries Museum marks VE/VJ Day, and the REME’s airborne war is in focus

The success of any short history lies in the art of omission. When dealing with a country as historically rich and varied as Japan, the challenge lies in deciding what to summarise broadly, what to co

A liberal thinker about the American century

Complete a spy mission, try out new cameras and learn about cloning.

AN ABSORBING TALE OF ONE MAN’S OBSESSION TO BUILD A FULL-SIZE REPLICA SPITFIRE IN HIS GARDEN JUXTAPOSED AGAINST REAL STORIES OF BUILDING SPITFIRES AND THE MEN WHO FLEW THEM