Who were the men in the line at Malplaquet? Britain’s peacetime army was very small when the War of the Spanish Succession…
Tom Farrell describes one of the most formidable guerilla armies of modern times. Typically, serving members of the Tamil Tigers wore distinctive combat fatigues banded…
Using Ed Dovey’s beautiful illustrations as a visual guide, Robin Smith reports on an early British special-forces unit that operated in the…
Grenadier companies were first formed in the British Army in 1678, and were not finally abolished until 1855. By the time of…
For any military historian, the topic of ninja remains one of the most fascinating mysteries of Japanese samurai warfare. The word ‘ninja’…
The organization of the Zulu army was profoundly different to its professional British counterpart, a part-time citizen militia, the means by which…
Iranian archer of the Persian Wars On the battlefield, the archers were formed up in the centre of the army, many ranks…
Athenian Hoplite of the Persian Wars In pitched battle, the army formed a single phalanx of 10,000 men, a kilometre wide, eight…
First century AD Roman legionary. At a glance Appearance Uniform and Imperial Clothing and Jewellery Military tunic worn as standard Leather belt,…
First century AD British Celtic warrior At a glance Appearance Hair sometimes lime-washed and spiked-up Face sometimes painted with blue protective tattoos…