Neither Admirals Rodney or Howe were paragons of virtue. But they were both personally brave, adept tacticians, and, despite their flaws, effective…
Although the machines were once produced in high quantities, they are today extremely rare, with only a few surviving intact in German…
Although Vasa was designed and built by an experienced Dutch shipbuilder, Henrik Hybertsson, she was larger than any vessel he had previously…
In his poem ‘Dulce et decorum est’, Wilfred Owen reflects upon his experiences in World War One to capture the horrors of…
As they enjoy their sparse meal at Beaumont-Hamel on 25 December 1916, the men seem indifferent to a fellow soldier’s grave just…
Because of the unrelenting ferocity of trench warfare, the term has also come to mean a fierce, grinding contest of a non-military…
MHM has curated a list of the best military history titles of 2020: the nominees for this year’s Military History Matters Book…
Edward Henry Hynman Allenby was born in 1861 in Brackenhurst, Nottinghamshire in comfortable circumstances – a Victorian squire perhaps destined to help…
‘This armour is a worldfamous image of the medieval European knight,’ said Dr Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour at the…
Closed for four months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum lost as much as 95% of its income, which is heavily…