Most people are familiar with the tumultuous events of England in 1066, but how much do you know about ‘the other Norman…
Despite a succession of victories during the Second World War, Conservative leader Winston Churchill faced a crushing defeat in Britain's 1945 general…
Excavations at Carnoustie, Angus, have revealed a set of elaborate Bronze Age weapons, dating back to c.1000-800 BC. The finds…
The May issue of Military History Monthly, the British military history magazine, is now on sale. To subscribe to the magazine click here. To…
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This month, you could be one of three lucky readers to win the beautifully designed board game Dazzleship Battleships, courtesy of Laurence King…
Patrick Boniface examines the lives of history’s most daring wartime captives. In November 1899, the 25-year-old Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was travelling in…
Everything crazy is sane and all that is sane is crazy.…
Journey from the original Olympic games to the defeat of the Spartan juggernaut in this extract from our latest 15-page special on…
The April issue of Military History Monthly, the British military history magazine, is now on sale. In this issue: Rise of the Spartans This…