Because of the unrelenting ferocity of trench warfare, the term has also come to mean a fierce, grinding contest of a non-military…
Penned by former RAF Navigator and Gulf War veteran John Nichol, Lancaster is one of the most enthralling aviation history books I…
‘This armour is a worldfamous image of the medieval European knight,’ said Dr Tobias Capwell, Curator of Arms and Armour at the…
The ‘Marlow Warlord’ has been identified as a high-status figure from the 6th century, according to archaeologists from the University of Reading,…
Noor Inayat Khan and Christine Granville both came to Britain immediately before the war broke out and served in their adopted home…
Consisting of figures such as Rob Bernays, Jack Macnamara, Harold Nicolson, and Ronnie Cartland (brother of Barbara), the ‘Glamour Boys’ came of…
We asked you to think of something appropriately witty for this image taken from our article on the Franco-Prussian War, from the…
The December 2020/January 2021 issue of Military History Matters, the British military history magazine, is out now. The best way to access the magazine…
Often overlooked by history, the Franco-Prussian War had a profound impact on both France and Germany. Its military aspects also deserve study,…
In early 1943, while at Harvard, Jean Claude was drafted into the Army. He was surprised to find life there more to…