Military history

Go west: Refugees crowd the quayside in the port of Kolberg. Between them and their destination in the west lay freezing waters, mines and enemy submarines. (Photo by ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images)

Second World War

Operation Hannibal 1945: the Germany evacuation that dwarfed the ‘miracle of Dunkirk’

c1900: Relief depicting Roman officials and praetorians.

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The rise of Hitler. (Photo by Getty Images)

Second World War

The rise of Hitler

An illustration depicting Governor Tryon and the Regulators, c1877.

What was the Regulator movement that features in Outlander?

The ruins of Dresden after the bombing by Allied forces in early 1945. (Photo by Getty Images)

Second World War

The bombing of Dresden

US marines advance up Iwo Jima's beaches

Second World War

The battle for Iwo Jima: why did it happen and why was it so hard fought?

Andrew Roberts (Photo by Helen Atkinson)

Secrets of war leadership

The Battle of Lepanto between Holy League soldiers and Ottoman troops

The battle of Lepanto: when Ottoman forces clashed with Christians

A bust of Charlemagne

Charlemagne: creating the myth

William of Orange landing at Torbay, 1688

In a nutshell: the Glorious Revolution

Youths salute Adolf Hitler

Second World War

Hitler Youth: how the Third Reich used children’s organisations to wage war

Indian soldiers during WWI

First World War

Indians in the trenches

An oil portrait of Charlemagne (c747–814), King of the Franks, by 15th/16th-century artist Albrecht Durer. (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images)

The legacy of Charlemagne: how the king of the Franks continues to cast a shadow over Europe

A sultan rides through Istanbul – at its height, the Empire ruled over more than 15 million subjects

General Early Modern

Your guide to the Ottoman empire

Simon de Montfort

10 things you might not know about Simon de Montfort