The siege of Ladysmith during the Anglo-Boer war is the stuff of legends. The Boers had surrounded General Sir George White and…
Dan Keane reviews Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem, a key highlight of the London Coliseum’s 2018/2019 season. It is difficult for any artist…
We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image from our feature on Churchill at the Admiralty, published in…
The crisis engendered by the Treaty of Versailles broke the European liberal centre and led to polarisation to both left and right.…
The January issue of MHM, the British military history magazine, is now on sale. To subscribe to the magazine, click here. To subscribe to the…
MHM has curated a list of 2018’s best military history titles: the nominees for this year’s MHM book awards. Our selection includes some…
The perhaps somewhat sensationalised title should not put one off. With great accuracy, detail, enthusiasm, and insight, Masters of Mayhem recounts the…
Edward Hyde, first Earl of Clarendon, described the desertion of the Royal Navy to Parliament in 1642 as an ‘unspeakable ill consequence…
When first approached to review Craig L Symonds’ World War II at Sea, I was somewhat ambivalent about how much value another…
David Hobbs’ carefully chosen title gives some indication of the political complexities surrounding his latest subject, as a book about the actual…