Born in Paris in 1908, Simone de Beauvoir belonged to that unlucky generation which lived through both World Wars. She was also…
Last month, we asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this photograph from our feature on John Brown and the…
No general in American history held the kind of absolute power General Pershing wielded. With complete backing from President Woodrow Wilson and…
The August issue of MHM, the British military history magazine, is now on sale. To subscribe to the magazine, click here. To subscribe to the…
The late Richard Holmes considered Marlborough to be Britain’s greatest general. He was probably right. But, like many great commanders, Marlborough was paired with a man of…
The July issue of MHM, the British military history magazine, is now on sale. To subscribe to the magazine, click here. To subscribe to the…
MHM Editor Neil Faulkner reviews Ken Burns’ new 18-hour blockbuster The Vietnam War, and compares it to three other great TV war documentaries…
A prisoner-of-war camp dating to the Second World War is in danger of being demolished. PoW Camp 116 was set up in…
Thank you to everyone who entered the MHM 92 Caption Competition! We asked you to come up with a witty caption for…
We know the story. Goaded into a hopeless war by an expanding colonial empire, thousands of warriors rise against their oppressors –…