WAR, EMPIRE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR A NEW WORLD

SINCE THE END OF WWII, THE ROLE OF RAF BOMBER COMMAND HAS REMAINED HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL. MARCUS GIBSON ARGUES THAT INSTEAD OF A MURKY LEGACY, ITS FLIGHT CREWS DESERVE THANKS FOR STOPPING NAZI GERMANY

MILLICENT BRADFORD dithered about going down to Portsmouth on the train. It was cold, that January of 1942, and obviously there was a war on. Travelling about was frowned upon, unless one really had t

The sufferings of Afghanistan, and of those who invade it

The article on the battle against U-boats in the Second World War in the November issue omitted perhaps the most important episode. That was the part played by the late Joe Baker-Cresswell of Bamburgh

The world changed on 7 October 2023 when Hamas made incursions into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. In a series of coordinated attacks, Hamas murdered more than 1,200 people and took a further