Military

Film in Context: Gallipoli

Matthew Stewart discusses Peter Weir's 1981 cinematic tour de force, and what it tells us about the ANZAC myth.

The Great War

Taylor Downing reviews two new books on the cultural history of the First World War.

El Alamein: The People's Battle

Michael Paris describes the film record of the North African victory, and how the footage represents a tour de force in terms of wartime documentary and national effort.

The Realities of War

Mike Finn looks at the Liverpool press to find out what people back home were told about conditions on the Western Front.