History of War

Inside issue 147 - Frontline features on: ➡️@militaryhistori on the origins of Kaliningrad. ➡️ @ActuallyHager on the ongoing crisis in Sudan. ➡️ @VladislavZubok1 challenges Cold War comparisons to today's "infinitely more complex" crisis 🛒 Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/aFYo7M

28 July 1939 - On this day, archaeologists discovered the infamous Sutton Hoo Helmet at the Sutton Hoo ship-burial site. Associated with the Anglo-Saxon leader King Rædwald of East Anglia, the helmet served as both armour and decoration. (Picture, Mark Ramsay via Wikimedia).

Inside issue 148 - Heroes of the Medal of Honor: Theodore Roosevelt. Michael E Haskew tells of the future president's heroic charge on 1 July 1898 in the Spanish-American War. ➡️ Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/aFYo7M Image: United States Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

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Inside issue 148 - Edward Murphy on CORDS, a US programme to galvanise anti-communism in South Vietnam. It worked to keep local people safe in their villages, and enlist them against the Viet Cong. ➡️ Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/aFYo7M Image: National Archives at College Park

24 July 1917 - On this day, Mata Hari was put on trial in France, accused of spying for Germany. Mata Hari was a Dutch exotic dancer whose travels between France, the Netherlands, Spain and Britain attracted attention. Following her conviction, she was executed by firing squad.

Inside issue 148: Great Battles - Loos with @marksimner. Launched on 25 September 1915, 'The Big Push' was the first massive British offensive of the Great War. ➡️ Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/aFYo7M Image by Martin Frost (Der Krieg 1914/19 in Wort und Bild, 53)

22 July 1812 - On this day, an Anglo-Portuguese army defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French at the Battle of Salamanca. Our Great Battles feature on Salamanca in issue 138 included expert insight from historian @ZwhiteHistory ➡️ Read today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/BLDd7G

Inside issue 148 - Frontline feature with @WarintheFuture, a drone expert and retired Australian Army officer, on Operation Spiderweb and drone warfare's future ➕ Also in Frontline, @cathyscottclark on arms dealer Viktor Bout's capture ➡️ Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/aFYo7M

And, also, a feature by @richard_duckett about the SOE operation which ensured Britain won the war: Operation Character.

Read our cohost @robert_lyman on Slim and his epic 1945 campaign in @HistoryofWarMag in this month’s edition 👇

Inside issue 148 - Cover feature: @robert_lyman on Lieutenant General Bill Slim's cunning plan to take on Japanese defences in Burma, 1945, after victory in Kohima and Imphal. ➡️ Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/aFYo7M Pictured, IWM SE 3311.

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18 July 1942 - on this day, the first German jet fighter (ME-262) had its first test flight under jet power. This was nine months ahead of the British Gloster Meteor. However, the jet exhaust deflected off the runway, causing turbulence and preventing the elevators from working.

Inside issue 148: Slim fights back in Burma. ➕ Anti-Communists in Vietnam. ➕ Great Battles: Loos ➕ Frontline features on the strategic importance of Aden, Yemen, Russian arms dealers, helicopter assaults and Ukrainian drone warfare. ➡️ Buy Today: history-of-war.visitlink.me/HeECSN

Today marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was successfully detonated during the Trinity Test. Pictured, Norris Bradbury, group leader for bomb assembly, stands next to the partially assembled Gadget atop the test tower (Federal US Govt via Wikimedia Commons).

15 July 1966 - On this day, US forces in Vietnam began Operation Hastings to push North Vietnamese forces across the demilitarised zone. It occurred after Marine reconnaissance units began frequently engaging Vietnamese troops while on patrol (Defence Dept photo).

🇫🇷14 July 1789🇫🇷 - On this day, revolutionary insurgents stormed the Bastille armoury and prison after four hours of fighting. Although scheduled for demolition, the fortress had become a symbol of monarchical power. 14 July continues to be a national holiday in France.

Nice to see some fabulous content (actually, as always) in @HistoryofWarMag this month. It’s full of great Burma stuff from yours truly and @richard_duckett as well as great contributions from @marksimner @WarintheFuture and others. It’s a first class magazine.

12 July 1801 - On this day, a Royal Navy squadron pursued and defeated a larger Spanish-French fleet at the Second Battle of Algerciras. As darkness fell, and the fastest British ships caught up with the enemy, confusion spread and Spanish and French ships fired on each other.