Grant’s conduct of the Overland Campaign has sometimes been criticised as bludgeoning – lacking in tactical finesse, restricted to frontal attacks, callous
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The Cuban Revolution of January 1959, the Bay of Pigs Invasion of April 1961, and the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962
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The crisis engendered by the Treaty of Versailles broke the European liberal centre and led to polarisation to both left and right.
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While admitting that Haig was no genius, revisionist historians have argued that by 1918, he was able to co-ordinate successfully all elements
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A century ago, between 8 August and 11 November 1918, after four years of trench stalemate, the Allied armies on the Western
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The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was not only a seminal event in British history, it is also widely regarded as a
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How did Michiel de Ruyter transform war at sea? Gone were the chaotic close-quarter mêlées, galleys, and archers. In came tight
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No general in American history held the kind of absolute power General Pershing wielded. With complete backing from President Woodrow Wilson and
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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
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We know the story. Goaded into a hopeless war by an expanding colonial empire, thousands of warriors rise against their oppressors –
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