Military history

Hurricane fighter planes taking off from Gravesend after being refuelled and rearmed, during the Battle of Britain. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

The Battle of Britain: a brilliant triumph that involved far more than just the chosen few

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Second World War

In pictures: The Blitz

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North Sea oil and the Blitz . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Michael Wood on… the battle of Agincourt . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Killing Mussolini . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Cuban photographer Alberto Korda

Q&A Where did the famous portrait of Che Guevara come from?

Henry VII is crowned near Bosworth

Q&A What Happened After The Battle of Bosworth?

Lady Murasaki writing 'The Tale of Genji'

5 female trailblazers from history

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The Pacific War and First World War black soldiers . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ruins of Hiroshima shortly after the dropping of the atomic bomb. (US Air Force/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Timeline: the countdown to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima

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Second World War

12 things you should know about Churchill’s Second World War tunnels under the White Cliffs of Dover

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India at war and mining accidents . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why did Canada not join the colonies in the American Revolutionary War? (Photo by Francis G. Mayer/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Q&A Why didn’t Canada join the colonies in the American Revolutionary War?

The Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo

Why Waterloo fires our imaginations

Denis Dighton's painting shows the defeat of Napoleon's Imperial Guard at Waterloo

10 moments that decided the Waterloo campaign