In May 1821, Napoleon Bonaparte died on the remote island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, where he had been exiled…
r is a renowned scholar of the Roman Army and has written many books, both on this topic and related Roman subjects.…
David Porter on military history’s doomed inventions…
The story of Alexander the Great, the dashing young prince who conquered vast swathes of the world before his mysterious death at…
Christopher Warner on sporting figures in conflict…
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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…
In the early 4th century, Emperor Constantine (r. 306-337) introduced a new gold coin of stable value, with 72 such coins per…
The facility at Titan Ranch in Vilonia, Arkansas, was one of 18 such underground sites built in the state as part of…
The ballots have been cast, the votes have been counted, and we are delighted to announce the winners of the MHM Book…