Medieval horse armour
Such investments needed to be protected, and it is unsurprising that there should be a development in horse armour that...
16/07/2015
MILITARY HISTORY
Key develoments in the British army in 17th century
In the 1690s the English army’s matchlock musket (slow to load, clumsy to operate at the mercy of the elements)...
31/03/2015
Manpower for sea power
Life at sea may not have been a particularly attractive prospect for a man in Georgian England, but it was...
08/01/2015
The Battle of Normandy, 1944
The Allies agreed that the establishment of a second front in north-west Europe was essential to defeat Germany. The Soviets...
06/06/2014
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
Bear River massacre in 1863
Four miles north of Preston, Idaho, the Bear River quietly ambles through green valleys and sagebrush covered mountains, the Shoshone...
29/01/2014
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
Courtrai: The Battle of the Golden Spurs
On 11th July 1302. outside of the Flemish city of Courtrai, an army of weavers, dyers, fishermen, and carpenters defeated...
03/12/2012
Lugouqiao Incident, 1937 Japanese invasion of China
The Japanese drive to become a great power required the domination of China. They defeated the Chinese in war in...
28/11/2012
The British Midshipmen: Apprenticeship at Sea
It would not have taken Midshipman Horatio Nelson long to earn that life board ship – at least below decks...
22/11/2012