Can you come up with something appropriately witty for this image from our article on Churchill and the scientists in the August/September 2024 issue of Military History Matters ..read more

The August/September 2024 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now. The best way to access the magazine is to subscribe. Click here to find out more. To read the digital archive, click here. You can also access the magazine online (as well as exclusive extra content) at our new website, The Past. IN THIS ISSUE:When Europe went to war ‘No part of the Great War compares in interest with its opening,’ wrote Winston Churchill of the events that took place 110 years ago this summer. More than a century on, interest in this ex ..read more

More than a century on, interest in this extraordinary drama shows few signs of fading ..read more

Heralding its annual return of land and cruise based tours to the South Pacific, Valor Tours, Ltd, the leading US operator of battlefield tours to the Solomon Islands for 48 years, has recently debuted three distinct tour options for individual and small group Guadalcanal Tours to the Solomon Islands for WWII veterans, their families and history buffs, according to President Vicky Reynolds-Middagh ..read more

The June/July 2024 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now ..read more

What was it like for the soldiers who took part in Overlord ..read more

The ballots have been cast, the votes have been counted, and we are delighted to announce the winners of the MHM Book Awards ..read more

Can you come up with something appropriately witty for this image from our article on Robert the Bruce in the June/July 2024 issue of Military History Matters ..read more

This issue, we’re giving away three copies of NATO: from Cold War to Ukraine by Sten Rynning, courtesy Yale University Press ..read more

In this exclusive online-only competition, we're giving away three copies of 2SAS: Bill Stirling and the forgotten special forces unit of World War II by Gavin Mortimer, courtesy of Osprey Publishing ..read more