August 2008

Articles from the August 2008 issue of BBC History Magazine

Belgium and the Netherlands compete in a tug of war at the Antwerp Olympic

Olympic oddballs: 5 unusual Olympic sports from the past

A second-century bronze head of Roman Emperor Hadrian

Hadrian: rescuer of the Roman Empire

Ernesto 'Che' Guevara

Walking with Che Guevara

St-Malo, Brittany, France.

Second World War

History holidays: St Malo

Gentile Bellini

My history hero: Gentile Bellini (1429-1507)

An illustration depicting inhabitants of Hawaii making an offering to Captain Cook

The Library The mystery of Cook’s lost journal

The gardens of the Ursuline Convent, Quebec, Canada

Esther Wheelwright: from survivor to mother superior

Soldiers of the Soviet Union

Second World War

Did the Soviet Union win the war?

A painting of a shipwreck

Hard lives on the high seas