Strength and Guile
A history of the Special Boat Service, founded in the dark days of July 1940.
Military
Is There Too Much Military History?
It is among the most commercial as well as maligned fields of history. Four distinguished scholars consider its value – and its future.
Rules of Engagement
A study of war through the ages.
Death and Sacrifice in the Franco-Prussian War
The conflict that broke out between France and an ambitious new German state 150 years ago can lay claim to be the first modern war.
The Key to Success?
The mobilisation of economic, diplomatic and military resources.
The Nuclear Taboo
The need to preserve alliances was a compelling reason not to use nuclear weapons in Vietnam.
Kut Losses
Two imperial ventures, in the same Middle East town a century apart, reveal the similarities – and differences – in the exercise of power.
Who Were the Mamluks?
The slave-warriors of medieval Islam overthrew their masters, defeated the Mongols and the Crusaders and established a dynasty that lasted 300 years.
The Origins of Drone Warfare
There is nothing new about uncrewed aircraft.
Fighting for the Enemy
European powers sought to colonise the world. They could not do so without the support of indigenous peoples.