While admitting that Haig was no genius, revisionist historians have argued that by 1918, he was able to co-ordinate successfully all elements…
A century ago, between 8 August and 11 November 1918, after four years of trench stalemate, the Allied armies on the Western…
The Battle of Hastings in 1066 was not only a seminal event in British history, it is also widely regarded as a…
How did Michiel de Ruyter transform war at sea? Gone were the chaotic close-quarter mêlées, galleys, and archers. In came tight…
No general in American history held the kind of absolute power General Pershing wielded. With complete backing from President Woodrow Wilson and…
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…
We know the story. Goaded into a hopeless war by an expanding colonial empire, thousands of warriors rise against their oppressors –…
The TV series Britannia (2017) is a historical fantasy along the lines of Game of Thrones. Though set at the time of…
The epic defence of Chakdara is intriguing. It lasted a week (26 July-2 August 1897), involved 240 men defending an isolated post…
Could the Germans have won the First World War in 1918? Almost certainly. A quarter of a century later, the tide of war…