Military history

Illustration by Laurie Avon

Medieval warfare: five deceptive ways to win a battle

A formal portrait of Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig on horseback at Poperinghe. Haig was Commander-in-Chief of the Western Front, 1915 - 1918, 12 September 1917.

First World War

10 WW1 generals you should know about

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Illustration of King Richard I, on horseback, in the Holy Land, by Henry Justice Ford (Photo by The History Emporium / Alamy Stock Photo)

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Picture of Throrolf slaying Earl Hring

Anglo-Saxons versus Scots and Vikings at Brunanburh: the forgotten fight that changed British history

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WW2 the big questions: the early years of the conflict . This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

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Wrens help transport a torpedo to a submarine in Portsmouth, 1943. The WRNS was viewed as the most exclusive of the women’s auxiliary services (Photo by Lt. J A Hampton/ Imperial War Museums via Getty Images)

Second World War

Wrens at war Life in the Women's Royal Naval Service in WW2

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Orthodox monks (backed by Russia) and Catholic clerics (backed by France) both tried to stake their claim to Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Why did the Crimean War start?

Applying economic pressure and blocking bulky Russian exports helped win the war, says Professor Lambert

Opinion Professor Andrew Lambert on the Crimean War's legacy

Roger Fenton’s assistant, Marcus Sparling, poses with their mobile ‘Photographic Van’

The major innovations of the Crimean War

Portrayal of the Charge of the Light Brigade

The Charge of the Light Brigade Who blundered in the Valley of Death?