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The intriguing thing about the battle between RAF Bristol Beaufighters and Kriegsmarine ‘Flak Ships’ is that one of the combatants fell into the role somewhat by accident, and the other didn’t really exist – at least not in the form that its adversaries understood.

• Aviation
• WWII

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This month's book vote sees five Duel titles battling for your support. Read the full descriptions and have your say by visiting the Book Vote page. Plus, check out the results of last month's Duel (Aviation) vote.

• Book Vote

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One of the great pleasures of writing military history is the fact that you can look into a familiar subject more deeply and uncover a few surprises.

• Soldier
• American Revolution

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The liberation of the Philippines was the largest American campaign of the war against Japan.

• Soldier

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Today we're showing three pieces of artwork from our July 2026 series books! Let us know in the comments which books you'd like to see featured in our August 2026 Artwork Reveal!

• Artwork Reveal

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The Polish military of the Renaissance has not received much attention in English-language works, but it was nevertheless a crucial period during which it evolved from the late medieval model into the famous Polish military of the latter part of the 16th century and the 17th century.

• Soldier

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This month's book vote sees five Duel (Aviation) titles battling for your support. Read the full descriptions and have your say by filling out the form on the book vote page. Plus, check out the results of last month's Elite vote.

• Book Vote

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In 1939, the Marine nationale was the fourth-largest navy in the world. It possessed fast battleships designed to counter German raiders, some of the most powerful cruisers and destroyers afloat, one of the largest submarine fleets in existence, and a global network of bases stretching from Brest to Dakar, from Toulon to Saigon.

• Naval
• WWII

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The warlike activities of the Vikings were newsworthy, from early raids on monasteries that were considered untouchable, to the conquest of major kingdoms in England in the 9th century and settlement by force in many parts of Britain, Ireland and Continental Europe, and eventually the creation of a short-lived North Sea empire (1028–35) under Cnut the Great.

• Vikings

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