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The magazine that brings you the history of warfare, written by experts.

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In the new issue of Military History Matters, out now:
• Revolution in America
• Under the Soviet heel
• Balkan breakdown
• Lest we forget
• Assault on Shaizar
Plus news, competitions, & more. Subscribe via the link in our bio.

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MHM December 2025/ January 2026 | Military History Matters
The December 2025/ January 2026 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now. The best way to access the m ...
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November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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This Remembrance Day, Tessa Dunlop explores the stories behind some of the UK’s most fascinating monuments to conflict. Read more here:

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Lest we forget: A history of Britain in ten war memorials | The Past
Tessa Dunlop uncovers the stories behind some of the UK’s most fascinating monuments to conflict, and reveals what they tell us about changing attitudes to war.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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In the new issue of Military History Matters, out now:
• From World War to Cold War
• Napoleon’s turncoats
• Battle for Magna Carta
• King of the Vandals
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MHM October/ November 2025 | Military History Matters
The October/ November 2025 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now. The best way to access the magazi ...
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September 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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'Newhaven Fort's ten-acre fortifications still represent the largest defensive structure built in Sussex.' For our latest issue, Carly Jones paid a visit to the recently re-opened landmark. Read more:
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Newhaven Fort | The Past
Reviewing the best military history exhibitions with Carly Jones.
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June 17, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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In the first of three articles about celebrated military figures who changed allegiances, Nigel Jones looks at shifting loyalties in English civil conflicts. Read more:
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Turncoats: When commanders swap sides | The Past
In the first of three articles about celebrated military figures who changed allegiances, Nigel Jones looks at shifting loyalties in English civil conflicts.
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June 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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Congratulations to Ian Knight, whose book 'Warriors in Scarlet: The Life and Times of the Last Redcoats' was voted the MHM Book of the Year 2025 by our readers.
June 2, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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MHM's film critic and regular contributor, the historian and broadcaster Taylor Downing, has launched a new YouTube channel in which he talks about different chapters from history. You can watch his video about VE Day here:
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May 30, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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There's not long left to enter our latest #competition! This time, we’re giving away two sets of day tickets to the @chalkefestival.bsky.social in June. Enter here:
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MHM Competition: June/July 2025 | Military History Matters
This issue, we’re giving away two sets of day tickets to the Chalke History Festival Taking place from 23 to 29 June, Chalke History Festival is one of the ...
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May 30, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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'With "Chain of Fire", the breadth of the hard-fought campaigns in Egypt and the Sudan is properly explained in a deeply informative, but entertaining way.' Our review of this new history by Peter Hart:
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Chain of Fire: campaigning in Egypt and the Sudan, 1882-1898 | The Past
REVIEW BY PATRICK MERCER If, as a youngster, you enjoyed those wonderful films Khartoum, The Four Feathers and Young Winston, you were not alone. I sat as t ...
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May 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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'An important addition to the growing corpus of new literature on this fascinating and complicated battle.' Our review of 'Midway: the Pacific War’s most famous battle' by Mark E Stille. Read more:
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Midway: the Pacific War’s most famous battle | The Past
REVIEW BY MARK DeSANTIS The Battle of Midway in early June 1942 is arguably the most significant naval encounter of the Second World War, and easily one of ...
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May 27, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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'Warfare will undoubtedly prove to be one of the most powerful films of the year.' MHM's Taylor Downing reviews the new movie written and directed by Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland.
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War on Film - Warfare | The Past
Taylor Downing reviews the latest film releases.
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May 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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What would have happened if Japan hadn’t surrendered? David Porter examines the Allied plans for the largest amphibious assault of all time.
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Operation Downfall: The planned invasions of Japan, 1945-1946 | The Past
What would have happened if Japan hadn’t surrendered? David Porter examines the Allied plans for the largest amphibious assault of all time.
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May 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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The reviews for Ring of Fire are so far beyond anything we could have hoped for. We set ourselves massively lofty ambitions when we started writing. It’s a relief we might not have fallen completely flat on our faces!
May 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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'This book is to be strongly recommended to anyone who seeks to understand the origins of the First World War within a truly global context.' Our review of 'Ring of Fire' by @alexchurchill.bsky.social and @pikegrey1418.bsky.social.
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Ring of Fire: a new global history of the outbreak of the First World War | The Past
REVIEW BY JONATHAN EATON In recent years, historians have increasingly sought to understand major conflicts from a genuinely global perspective. While this ...
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May 21, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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'As a young man, I couldn’t wait to come to Europe and visit all the sites I’d read about.' MHM speaks to @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about admirable dictators and his fascination with failure:
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Phillips Payson O’Brien | The Past
The American-born writer and academic Phillips Payson O’Brien on an admirable dictator, and his fascination with failure.
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May 20, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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'The 872-day siege of St Petersburg during World War II, a remarkable and horrifying story of endurance, is the subject of this wonderfully written new book by Sinclair McKay.' Our review:
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Saint Petersburg: sacrifice and redemption in the city that defied Hitler | The Past
REVIEW BY CALUM HENDERSON St Petersburg has an immensely dark history. Built largely by slave labour on the orders of Peter the Great in the early 1700s, it ...
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May 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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I’m thrilled that #AgentZo has been awarded silver in the #MilitaryHistoryMatters magazine #BookOfTheYear2025 awards. Wonderful to get this recognition for her story, especially among such an impressive shortlist! 🧵1/3
May 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The find was made last autumn by construction workers who were renovating a football pitch in the Simmering district of the city. Read more:
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Mass grave of Roman soldiers found in Vienna linked to 'catastrophic event' | The Past
An ‘unprecedented’ mass grave of Roman soldiers has been uncovered in Vienna. The find was made last autumn by construction workers who were renovating a fo ...
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May 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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We're delighted to announce the winners of this year's MHM Book Awards, sponsored by The Cultural Experience.
May 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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In the latest issue of Military History Matters magazine, out now:
• Endgame in Japan: World War II’s devastating final act
• The last warrior monarch: William III and the Nine Years War
• A new way of war: the road to Appomattox
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May 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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In this image, St Paul’s Cathedral is dramatically illuminated on the night of #VEDay, 8 May 1945, which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe. Read more about how the country celebrated:
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Celebrations at St Paul’s, VE Day, 8 May 1945 | The Past
In this image, St Paul’s Cathedral is dramatically illuminated on the night of VE Day, 8 May 1945, which marked the end of the Second World War in Europe. S ...
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May 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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'A compelling and beautifully written analysis that proves a worthy successor to Ernle Bradford’s masterpiece of 60 years ago.'

Our review of The Great Siege of Malta by Marcus Bull.
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The Great Siege of Malta | The Past
REVIEW BY STEVE TIBBLE Writing a major new popular history about the Great Siege of Malta of 1565, in which the Knights Hospitaller – a Catholic military or ...
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February 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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In our latest competition, we are giving away three copies of Peter Caddick-Adams’ new biography of Winston Churchill, courtesy of @swiftpress.bsky.social. Enter here:
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MHM Competition: February/March 2025 | Military History Matters
This issue, we are giving away three copies of Peter Caddick-Adams’ new biography of Winston Churchill, courtesy of Swift Press. In his latest book, histori ...
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February 11, 2025 at 1:09 PM