Map of the Battle of Maiwand – 27 July 1880

January 31, 2011 By
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Map of the Battle of Maiwand, 27 July 1880: the decisive action of the Second Afghan War. General Burrows’ little army of 2,700 men was caught in the open by a force around seven times the size. The Afghan warlord Ayub Khan played his advantages to the full, threatening the ranks of the British line, [...]

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Map of the Third Afghan War 1919

December 31, 2010 By
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The first aircraft to be deployed in the war swooped to strafe the Afghans fleeing across the frontier after their defeat. A map of the Third Afghan War of 1919 showing the deployment of force on either side and the locations of the principal engagements. Taken from our series on Britain’s four Afghan Wars. To read [...]

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Why Military history is important

August 26, 2010 By

Major-General Julian Thompson, military historian and former Royal Marines officer, explains why military history is important, not just academically, but in the practical world of modern conflict.

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The Retreat from Kabul – Map

August 25, 2010 By
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The first part of our Afghanistan series begins in Issue 1, with an in-depth chronicling of the British army’s disastrous retreat from Kabul. This exclusive map details the stages of the retreat, and features a condensed account of the massacre of the Anglo-Indian army.

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From Lawrence to the Taliban

July 26, 2010 By

Liar and self-promoting charlatan? Or military genius and romantic revolutionary? Dr. Neil Falkner explores T E Lawrence’s relevance to contemporary warfare.

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