Julie Wheelwright

Woman with a rifle near a canon. Spanish civil war. Barcelona, 1936.

In the Thick of It

Eyewitness reports of European wars and the febrile mood of nations as they tipped into conflict.

Ultimate Sacrifice

Ethel Rosenberg is revealed as a loving mother, a committed communist and a talented performer.

Three unidentified Jewish women in the Kutno ghetto, Poland, 1940, by Hugo Jaeger.

‘The Light of Days’ by Judy Batalion review

Renia Kukielka, the Warsaw ghetto uprising and more in The Light of Days: Women Fighters of the Jewish Resistance by Judy Batalion.

Ursula Kuczynski, also known as Ruth Werner, Ursula Beurton and Ursula Hamburger.

‘Agent Sonya’ by Ben Macintyre review

Agent Sonya: Lover, Mother, Soldier, Spy by Ben Macintyre punctures the myths surrounding Russian spy Ursula Kuczynski

Soviet Super Sniper Lyudmila Pavlichenko

Lyudmila Pavlichenko, the ‘Guerrilla Queen’ of Soviet Russia, became a role model for women in combat during the Second World War.

The Life of Captain Flora Sandes

The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

'Sweet' Polly Oliver went to war to be with her lover, but there were many women for whom military life was an end in itself. Julie Wheelwright uncovers the career of one woman whose ambition was amply fulfilled.