When was Britain’s finest hour? For most readers the answer is easy: the summer of 1940, when Britain stood alone in defiance…
The Battle of Waterloo is intrinsically linked to the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon, the towering military figures of the early 19th…
At the time of his death in 1914, Bennet Burleigh was quite possibly the most famous war correspondent in the world. The…
Thomas Morris Chester is a name little-known in most households. But Chester was a remarkable pioneer.…
The American Civil War might easily have ended in 1862. In the event, it dragged on for three more years, claiming the…
‘Waterloo’ – and especially variations of the phrase ‘to meet one’s Waterloo’ – have come to signify a firm, conclusive end to…
It was less a pitched battle than a succession of accidental collisions; less a decisive trial of strength than a momentary eruption…
The reasons Britain and the United States went to war in 1812 are diverse. Indeed, different factions within each country had different…
Seema Syeda on battlefield scoops throughout the ages. William Howard Russell was one of the most prolific and revolutionary journalists of his…
Grant’s conduct of the Overland Campaign has sometimes been criticised as bludgeoning – lacking in tactical finesse, restricted to frontal attacks, callous…