It’s September 12th, 1918 and at the controls of his SPAD S:XIII fighter is 2nd Lieutenant Frank Luke. He’s about to take ...

On January 28, 1917, the Junkers J.I flew for the first time, becoming the world's first all-metal aircraft to enter mass ...

Soon after the outbreak of World War I – he was then in his 50th year – he enlisted as a volunteer. Leaving behind his Jewish wife, Hannah, and their only daughter, Bertha, he became the military head ...

As trench warfare paralysed the Western Front, an experimental vehicle pointed the way toward a different type of warfare – and a century of armoured combat ...

Many world-shaping events from years gone by will be commemorated with anniversaries in 2026. Here are examples across ...