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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
KARELIAN ISTHMUS 25 JUNE – 9 JULY 1944
Europe’s frozen northeast became a new sacred frontier of holy war, forced conversion and occupation against Europe’s last pagans
The grisly fate of more than 16,000 soldiers and civilians during the First Anglo-Afghan War serves as a timeless lesson in hubris and bad leadership
12 MARCH
Leading historians share the texts that have inspired and informed their work