The Officer’s Code of Honour in Russian Empire
The Russian army in 1914 was considerably larger than that of Germany at 5 million men against the 4.5 million...
14/05/2014
20TH CENTURY HISTORY
The changing role of woman in 20th-century Britain
Perhaps the most dramatic improvement in Britain’s way of life in the 20th century was the change in the place...
07/03/2014
Inside the Third Reich
For German families living under the threat of mass bombing, many experiences of everyday living were similar to those known...
15/01/2014
Book review: July 1914: Countdown to War by Sean McMeekin
Author: Sean McMeekin Publisher: Icon Books Reviewed by: Nigel Jones Price (RRP): £25 There are two conflicting schools of thought...
06/01/2014
The battle of Gallipoli: Australian and New Zealand soldiers
It was a still night with a sea-mist. As the men clambered over the side of the ship into the...
28/08/2013
Anti-suffragette postcards
In these days on telephone, email, text, Facebook or Twitter, it is salutary to remember that in early 20th-century Britain...
03/07/2013
Who worked the Edwardian farms?
When Edward came to the throne in 1901 the number of farmers in England and Wales was about 225,000 according...
05/06/2013
Peter II, the last King of Yugoslavia reburied in Serbia
A state funeral of the last King of Yugoslavia, Peter II (1923 – 1970), has taken place near Belgrade in...
26/05/2013
What is the nature of Margaret Thatcher’s legacy?
The Iron Lady is as polarising in death as she was in life. While some mourn her passing and hail...
13/04/2013
Ukranian ‘Great famine’ of 1933
Key countries around the world are officially reclassifying one of the 20th century’s greatest tragedies – the Ukranian Great Famine...
22/03/2013