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19th Century

19th Century/Feature/Napoleonic

When was Britain’s finest hour?

June 17, 2020
13 mins read

When was Britain’s finest hour? For most readers the answer is easy: the summer of 1940, when Britain stood alone in defiance

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19th Century/Books/Modern

REVIEW – The Long Shadow of Waterloo: myths, memories, and debates

March 2, 2020
3 mins read

The Battle of Waterloo is intrinsically linked to the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon, the towering military figures of the early 19th

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19th Century/War Reporters

War Reporters: Bennet Burleigh

January 13, 2020
4 mins read

At the time of his death in 1914, Bennet Burleigh was quite possibly the most famous war correspondent in the world. The

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19th Century/American Civil War/War Reporters

War Reporters: Thomas Morris Chester

November 28, 2019
4 mins read
1

Thomas Morris Chester is a name little-known in most households. But Chester was a remarkable pioneer.

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19th Century/American Civil War/Cover Feature

The Seven Days, 1862

August 20, 2019
3 mins read
2

The American Civil War might easily have ended in 1862. In the event, it dragged on for three more years, claiming the

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19th Century/Napoleonic/War of Words

War of Words – ‘Waterloo’

July 15, 2019
1 min read

‘Waterloo’ – and especially variations of the phrase ‘to meet one’s Waterloo’ – have come to signify a firm, conclusive end to

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19th Century/Book Awards/Books

REVIEW – 24 Hours at Balaclava, 25 October 1854: Voices from the Battlefield

June 15, 2019
6 mins read

It was less a pitched battle than a succession of accidental collisions; less a decisive trial of strength than a momentary eruption

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19th Century/Fact-file/Feature

Fact-file: The Seaborne Causes of the War of 1812

June 15, 2019
1 min read

The reasons Britain and the United States went to war in 1812 are diverse. Indeed, different factions within each country had different

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19th Century/War Reporters

War Reporters: William Howard Russell

May 9, 2019
5 mins read

Seema Syeda on battlefield scoops throughout the ages. William Howard Russell was one of the most prolific and revolutionary journalists of his

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19th Century/American Civil War/Cover Feature

Grant and the Overland Campaign

February 14, 2019
1 min read

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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