Like the first volume, Britain’s War is not a military history, although the great battles of the war are described in some…
USS Nevada (BB-36) was found as the result of a joint project between SEARCH, Inc., an American archaeology firm, and marine robotics…
In 1759, Britain faced an invasion threat from France, but two remarkable victories – the Battle of Lagos and later the Battle…
Handsome and charming, Wilding embraced a life full of adventure that also involved racing motorcycles across both hemispheres.…
The American Civil War ended more than a century and a half ago. But the last person to receive a pension tied…
The approach is admirably interdisciplinary, blending traditional archaeological fieldwork with historical documentation, and analysis of 38 photographs from the 15th International Brigade.…
When was Britain’s finest hour? For most readers the answer is easy: the summer of 1940, when Britain stood alone in defiance…
In the early 1960s, Michael Caine was regularly playing small character parts in television dramas and British movies. With his cockney accent…
The reasons Britain and the United States went to war in 1812 are diverse. Indeed, different factions within each country had different…
Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about ‘the other Norman…
Tickets to English Heritage's re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings this weekend are sold out, but here are 10 alternative ways to…
Who? The one next to Lenin? Well, he was. Until Joseph Stalin had him erased from the photograph (below). But, despite Stalin’s…
