Historian Christopher Browning labelled members of Reserve Police Battalion 101 ‘ordinary men’. Neither of the SS or the Wehrmacht, they were mostly…
George Washington earned a place in the pantheon of leaders who led both militarily and politically through the storms of revolution. Combining…
Coming just months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Battle of Midway – in which the outcome of World War II…
The very word 'Viking' conjures up images of fearsome longships, merciless invasions, and slaughtered victims. But were the Vikings unique in their…
More than 4,000 square miles of hills and ridges, thickly forested, dissected by streams and rivers, its few roads punctuated by chokepoints.…
The American Civil War might easily have ended in 1862. In the event, it dragged on for three more years, claiming the…
The world’s largest ever airborne operation was launched during September 1944, with less than a week of planning. This was one of…
The story of Julius Caesar’s military career is that of a special relationship between a brilliant commander and an elite fighting force.…
The wounds are still raw. It was a bitter conflict, it left many grieving, and it remains well within living memory. But…
When we think of great naval commanders, Nelson immediately comes to mind. He fought 13 battles, winning 8. Admiral Yi Sun-sin fought…