The Ideas of 1914
The comparatively static nature of the front line in the west for much of the war meant that, after the...
15/09/2016
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
Bosworth Field: The battle of 1485
The battle began when Tudor’s vanguard advanced and engaged with Richard’s, at some point during the morning of 22nd August...
05/02/2013
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
The recruitment in English Civil War
In the middle of the 17th century England experienced a great convulsion of political and military violence, which quickly spread...
13/10/2012