In May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, where he had been exiled
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r is a renowned scholar of the Roman Army and has written many books, both on this topic and related Roman subjects.
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David Porter on military history’s doomed inventions
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The story of Alexander the Great, the dashing young prince who conquered vast swathes of the world before his mysterious death at
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Christopher Warner on sporting figures in conflict
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The bulk of the fighting had taken place on 3 June, when Grant ordered that the fortifications of Confederate General Robert E
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Operation Gunnerside, as it was known, the destruction of the heavy water plant in Vemork, Norway, is just one of countless covert
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In the early 4th century, Emperor Constantine (r. 306-337) introduced a new gold coin of stable value, with 72 such coins per
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The find was made by the World of Books Group, the largest retailer of used books in the UK, who subsequently launched
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This book is beautifully written, brilliantly structured, immensely moving, and deeply disturbing. It cannot be recommended strongly enough – especially for those
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