George Washington earned a place in the pantheon of leaders who led both militarily and politically through the storms of revolution. Combining a determination to destroy the status quo with exceptional tactical skill, the General transformed an insurgency into the first triumph of a new country. Our special this time surveys Washington’s military triumph at Yorktown.
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Midway on film
The Battle of Midway is the subject of a new blockbuster, directed by Roland Emmerich and starring Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson, and Luke Evans. But this is by no means the first time that the event has caught the eye of film-makers.
MHM Competition: January 2020
This month, we’re giving away two official books behind the Golden Globe and BAFTA award-winning Netflix drama, The Crown, courtesy of Bonnier Books. The reign of Elizabeth II is the longest of any British monarch in history, overseeing decades of upheaval, both in Britain and around the world. She came to the throne as a […]
REVIEW – Bolts from the Blue: From Cold War Warrior to Chief of the Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns’ book can, in essence, be divided into two distinct sections: his ‘junior’ and ‘senior’ officer days, and then his days shouldering the responsibilities of air rank, culminating in his appointment as Chief of the Air Staff.
Remembering the dead in the wildest of crash sites
The Brecon Beacons National Park is an unusual place for a commemoration. But in early November, it played host to a ceremony on the site where, in 1944, a Vickers Wellington bomber crashed, killing everyone on board.
REVIEW – Photographs of the Third Reich: Images from the Wehrmacht
Although its subject matter is Germany, this slim volume is packed full of photographs garnered by the author from around the world, from the USA to such surprising places as Argentina, Turkey, and Israel.
Rare military collection auctioned at Sotheby’s
A first edition of Machiavelli’s Libro dell’arte della guerra (The Art of War) has sold at auction for £150,000.
Back to the Drawing Board: Tsar Tank
One of the earliest attempts to design an AFV that could cope with First World War battlefields was the bizarre Tsar Tank.
REVIEW – Sparta’s First Attic War: The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta, 478 – 446 BC
With this book, Paul Rahe continues his projected six-volume account of the history of the Spartan state.
War Reporters: Thomas Morris Chester
Thomas Morris Chester is a name little-known in most households. But Chester was a remarkable pioneer.
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