Former soldier Joe Glenton puts an impassioned case for learning the lessons of history and ending the Afghan War now.
The Desert Rats in Libya
May 11, 2011
With a new war raging in Libya, Second World War veteran Patrick Delaforce teases out the lessons of the 1940-1943 campaign in the Western Desert. Shortly after the outbreak of the Second World War, when Winston Churchill had a seat in the War Cabinet, he wrote: ‘Should Italy become hostile, our first battlefield must be… [Continue Reading]
American Civil War viewpoints: It was Southerners themselves who brought down the Confederacy
March 4, 2011
On the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, David Williams writes that it was the Southerners themselves who brought down the Confederacy: ‘More has been published about the American Civil War than any other era in US history. But for all that has been written about the war, one is astonished at how little we… [Continue Reading]
American Civil War viewpoints: The American Civil War made us what we are
March 4, 2011
On the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, Ken Burns writes that it was American Civil War that made America what it is today. ‘Before the war, in speaking about our country, we said “The United States are” – plural. We saw ourselves as a union, a stitched-together collection of states, a “many” thing. After… [Continue Reading]
American Civil War viewpoints: It was British arms that sustained the Confederacy
March 3, 2011
It was 150 years ago on 12 April 1861, that the guns opened fire at Fort Sumter, marking the start of America’s bloodiest war. We have asked several notable writers to give their viewpoints on the American Civil War, starting with Peter Tsouras and his belief that it was British arms that sustained the Confederacy… [Continue Reading]
Egyptian Revolution and the lessons of history
March 2, 2011
Save HMS Caroline: the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland
February 7, 2011
Strategic Defence Review: A Strategic Shock?
October 27, 2010
Bob Shepherd on defence cuts and why British troops should withdraw from Afghanistan
October 1, 2010
Why Military history is important
August 26, 2010