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Soldiers in England carry an inflatable Sherman tank, c1939
The worst loss of life among animals during the Second World War occurred before a single bomb had dropped on Great Britain. Official notices of advice to the public on how to prepare for air raids we
From rapidly evolving roles to new technologies, historian and airpower expert John Curatola discusses how fighter planes shaped the Second World War
In 1945, the Allies were ready with a daring amphibious operation to liberate Jersey and Guernsey by force
Capturing the immediacy of fighting and the writhing bodies of soldiers, as well as keeping narrative clarity, proved enormously difficult for painters depicting battles before the advent of photography. Michael Hall reveals how they rose to the challenge
The jungle warfare in the Far East was both a tactical and political challenge for British forces in WWII
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