Has the United States always been an imperial power? Edward Stourton offers his insight on the history of the Land of the Free

By spring 1941, the Afrika Korps was advancing across eastern Libya towards Egypt and the Suez Canal. But a dusty port town lay in their path

In this issue’s Frontline, the US in Greenland, its contribution to WWI, nuclear threats in Ukraine, Operation Urgent Fury’s aftermath and Lviv’s troubled history

Leading historians share the texts that have inspired and informed their work

Civilian reactors have become strategic cover for Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine

Conflict photography has been manipulated in a range of ways since the medium began, as Hilary Roberts reveals in her new book. She talks to David Clark