A, was the penultimate iteration of Igor Sikorsky's pre-war vision for the world's first practical helicopter. And in 1944, ...

In June 1946 with millions dead and much of Europe still in ruin, top secret meetings were being held in Washington and London to prepare for the unthinkable... the Third World War.

The 'spy’ (or, more correctly, reconnaissance) aircraft must survive enemy fighters and anti-aircraft weapons, often relying ...

To understand how anti-Zionism evolved into a dominant moral language on the progressive left, and how the Palestinian cause came to be seen as the paradigmatic struggle against oppression, we must ...

Neel Kearby became a hardcore “believer” in the P-47 and devoted himself to developing a doctrine for making the most of the ...

The Battle of Britain ended 85 years ago today—closing a months-long air war with clear parallels to the ongoing fight in the skies over Ukraine.

Roger was one of the first words for "R" in early aviation phonetic alphabets and came to mean "message received." ...

In a bonus edition of our defence newsletter, Richard Cockett takes us back to 1066—and the Battle of Hastings ...

Historian Simon Sole explores Japan's shift from British ally to Second World War enemy in a Malvern Theatres talk for VJ Day’s 80th ...

American tanks were decisive in turning the tide of World War 2. American armor marched across Africa and Europe, seizing ...

Gautam Hazarika explores the hesitation and the fate of the Indian soldiers and officers who did not join the INA in his ...

A series of holiday beaches in Devon, in the United Kingdom, were once vital training grounds that contributed to the success ...