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19th Century

19th Century/Feature/Napoleonic

When was Britain’s finest hour?

June 17, 2020
27 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
6 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
8 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
9 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
8 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
2 mins 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
13 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
2 mins 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
10 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
4 mins 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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