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The cost of victory on Crete
30th May 1941: Even as British forces are being evacuated under fire, the Germans realise that what they have achieved has come at a terrible cost
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The ordeal of evacuation by warship
29th May 1941: Many men who have survived the battle die during the evacuation by sea
May 29
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Crete - retreat over the mountains
28th May 1941: The evacuation of British forces gets under way and thousands of men must make the march to the southern beaches, in the hope of being…
May 28
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The end of the Bismarck
27th May 1941: The interior of the battleship becomes a horrific mess of 'flesh and bone', as revealed in Naval Intelligence interviews with the…
May 27
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The Bismarck is spotted and torpedoed
26th May 1941: The secret role of US personnel, the interception of messages and an appalling mistake by the Fleet Air Arm are part of a last day of…
May 26
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Attack and counter-attack on Crete
25th May 1941: The strategic location of Galatas village makes it the focus of alternating assaults by German and British forces, joined by Cretan…
May 25
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Bismarck sinks HMS Hood
24th May 1941: One of just three survivors from the 'Mighty Hood', pride of the Royal Navy, describes her final minutes
May 24
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Destroyer v Dive bomber
23rd May 1941: HMS Kelly, under the command of Lord Louis Mountbatten, eventually loses a battle to evade the bombers by sharp manouvering
May 23
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Crete - possesion of the airfields is vital
22nd May 1941: The exceptional Charles Upham leads a counterattack at Maleme airfield and personally overcomes several enemy positions
May 22
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Fighter Pilots in 1940
A selection of first-hand accounts from the men who fought the 'Battle of Britain'
Jan 4
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Women at War in 1940
In a People's War, women are very much on the front line, whether they volunteered for it or not
Jan 3
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Americans in 1940
U.S. citizens were 'neutral' in 1940 and unusually well placed to see the impact of the Nazis - some individuals wanted to take action directly
Jan 2
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Hitler in 1940
Hitler's most successful year confounds the world ... but his true ambition is yet to be revealed ... key posts from the past year
Jan 1
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'Battle of Britain - The Gathering Storm'
Another highlight from the new history of the battle, with links to some of the other volumes featured this year ...
Dec 21, 2025
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