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A Chinese tank nears the city of Lang Son in Vietnam, 1979 and (right) Chinese and Vietnamese ministers meet for talks, 1991. Rana Mitter highlights the role of diplomacy in bringing war between Vietnam and China to an end.

Historians debate: how do intractable conflicts come to an end? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Ben Macintyre Siege WL

The Iranian embassy siege: an SAS hostage drama in London . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Peter Caddick-Adams - Kursk_WL

The 1943 battle of Kursk – and its present-day echoes . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Portrait of Oliver Cromwell

The Western Design: Oliver Cromwell’s disastrous campaign in the Caribbean . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Vod Nicky Nielson WL

Video podcast The Battle of Megiddo: ancient Egypt’s greatest victory? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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LongRead Social WL

Women of the Greco-Persian Wars . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Steve Tibble Crusader Criminals WL

Crusader criminals: how the Holy Land became a hotbed of lawlessness . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

German tank at the battle of Kursk, 1943. (Photo by Roger Viollet via Getty Images)

Second World War

The 1943 battle of Kursk: was it the biggest tank battle in history?

Henry Cavill as Gus March-Phillipps in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

Second World War

Is The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare based on a true story? The audacious real history of Operation Postmaster

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Soldiers of the English infantry in France, running out of their trenches at the signal to assault.

The ultimate First World War quiz . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A silhouette of troops of the 1st Australian Division during the First World War.

First World War

Quiz How much do you know about WW1?

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Life - Anne Frank WL

Anne Frank: life of the week . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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LongRead Social WL

The West Africa Squadron: Britain’s war on slave ships . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Pod Sophie Therese Ambler - De Montfort body WL

Dismemberment & disgrace: the grisly fate of Simon de Montfort . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Has imperial history become too politicised? . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.