History of War

From the conquering legions of Ancient Rome to the thunderous tank battles of World War II and beyond, History of War takes you deeper inside the minds of history’s fighting men, further under the bonnets of some of the world’s most devastating war machines, and higher above the battlefield to see the broad sweep of conflict as it happened.

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HEROES OF NARVIK • 21 July 1940

WARRIORS IN PRAYER • 2 December 1990

DELIVERING FOR BRITAIN • 16 September 1944

TIMELINE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS • From its advent in 1945, this devastating technology was developed into increasingly bigger and deadlier systems

THE MANHATTAN PROJECT • Einstein, Oppenheimer and the race to beat Hitler to the bomb. How a science project in the desert helped win a war

THE DEADLY RACE • How the road to peace led to an arms contest between the USA and USSR, with prototypes, proliferation and the world’s biggest bomb

BRUSHES WITH ARMAGEDDON • Humanity came close to self-annihilation with the Cuban Missile Crisis, ‘Broken Arrows’ and other nuclear near misses

MAD DAWN • How technology transformed strategic thinking and military doctrine from the Cold War to the current day

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SINKING THE RISING SUN • One of the more difficult island campaigns in WWII’s Pacific Theatre saw a brutal months-long fight that exhausted Japan’s military strength

MURKY WATERS OFF LEYTE • History’s largest sea battle, and the destruction of the Imperial Japanese Navy, has been the subject of heated debate and misleading mythology

THE IJN CRUMBLES • Defeat at the Battle of Leyte Gulf meant the Japanese fleet could no longer conduct major operations

Heroes of the Medal of Honor HUMBERT ‘ROCKY’ VERSACE • Early in the Vietnam War, a dedicated US Special Forces officer defied his merciless Viet Cong captors and inspired his fellow POWs to survive

Great Battles SALAMANCA • After years of largely defensive campaigning, Lieutenant General Arthur Wellesley went on the offensive against a French invasion of Andalusia

SALAMANCA’S BATTLEFIELD GEOGRAPHY • A valley and two mounds created an unusual combination of fast, flat ground and highly defensible

THE MAKING OF WELLINGTON • Salamanca cemented Wellesley’s reputation as one of Europe’s finest generals

GASSING HITLER • Just a month before the end of WWI, the future Führer was blinded by a British shell and invalided away from the frontline. Over a century later, has the artillery brigade that launched the fateful attack finally been identified?

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PERATION MANNA • In late April 1945, millions of Dutch civilians were starving as Nazi retribution for the failed Operation Market Garden cut off supplies. In response, Allied bombers launched a risky mission to air-drop food

GRUMMAN AVENGER • The US torpedo bomber that hit back after Pearl Harbor

NAUMACHIA TRUTH BEHIND ROME’S GLADIATOR SEA BATTLES • In their quest for evermore novel and bloody entertainment, the Romans staged enormous naval fights on artificial lakes

WAS THE COLOSSEUM FLOODED? • Though mock naval battles took place in Rome, its most famous venue was likely a more shallow spectacle

SEA BATTLES BEYOND ROME • The ancient spectacle lived on down the centuries

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MUSEUMS & EVENTS • Developments in maternity in the Armed Forces, a must-visit for radio enthusiasts and a Remembrance concert

WWII THIS MONTH… OCTOBER 1944 • To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

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