The First Dambusters
On its 75th anniversary, Philip Weir remembers Britain’s first attempt to smash a major hydroelectric dam: the bombardment of Genoa in 1941.
Philip Weir
HMS Glorious: History of a Sinking and a Controversy
On 8 June 1940, British aircraft carrier HMS Glorious was sunk. Philip Weir revisits the controversy surrounding the mysterious events of that fateful day.
The Royal Navy and Christmas 1914
Britain’s contribution to the First World War was not merely confined to the trenches. How did the Royal Navy experience Christmas 1914?