This month’s Military Times Quiz gives you the chance to win 4 sets of the Osprey Weapons series, worth £50 each.…
The organization of the Zulu army was profoundly different to its professional British counterpart, a part-time citizen militia, the means by which…
In the ‘blame game’ which followed the Zulu battle of Isandlwana, Anthony Durnford quickly emerged as the principal scapegoat. A complex figure…
What is Zulu so well respected? Measured against the production standards of modern war-films, Zulu certainly shows its age.…
The lines of the Torres Vedras were lines of forts secretly built by the British from around September 1809-1812 to protect Lisbon…
The Battle of Marathon saw wo entirely antithetical military and political traditions: cavalry, archery, and light-armed troops versus heavy infantry; coerced subjects…
Map of the Battle of Maiwand, 27 July 1880: the decisive action of the Second Afghan War. General Burrows’ little army of…
The Battle of Wakefield was a maor battle in the War of the Roses. It took place at Sandal Magna near Wakefield,…
A map of Taranto Harbour on 11 November 1940, showing the position of the Italian ships, the habour defences, and the direction…
Have you ever wanted to trace your family tree? Well look no further than the UK’s most comprehensive family history show this…