Warfare & Defence

This is a fighter pilots memoir of four tumultuous years, 19381942, when he was first trained, then fought and survived in not one but two of the b...

The enemy bomber grew larger in my sights and the rear gunner was sprayed by my guns just as he opened fire. The rest was merely a matter of second...

The key to our position in the whole Mediterranean lay in Malta. (Tedder) Two of the greatest strategic mistakes by Hitler involved failure to ta...

Brian Cull''s definitive `Fighters over Malta: Gladiators and Hurricanes 1940-1942'' is a highly detailed account of the gallant band of RAF and Co...

In the Second World War, Malta was subjected to continual air attacks during a siege lasting nearly two and a half years.This is part of that story...

By the end of 1941, following its participation in the Battle of Britain, 249 was posted to Malta. Having been informed that its pilots would be re...

Throughout its history the Byzantine empire faced a multitude of challenges from foreign invaders-the Hunnic hordes of Attila, the Arab armies of I...

The international intervention after the 2011 Libyan uprising against Muammar Gaddafi was initially considered a remarkable success: the UN Securit...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2020 SHORTLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE 2021 A Times an...

The German Tiger I and Tiger II (known to the Allies as the 'King Tiger' or 'Royal Tiger') were the most famous and formidable heavy tanks of the S...