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