Military

The United States’ participation in military conflict has had unexpected results, and often has produced very different political outcomes to those originally intended.

Andrew Boxer considers explanations for France’s disastrous foreign policy between the wars.

Julius Ruiz evaluates Franco’s role during the conflict.

Michael Willis focuses on the origins of the Boer War in a way that could make for a stimulating role-play.

Continuing his series on how cartoonists have seen events great and small, Mark Bryant looks at the coverage of one of ‘Victoria’s little wars’.

Shovell's flagship, the Association, struck the Outer Gilstone Rock and sank on October 22nd, 1707.

Alan Farmer assesses the personal responsibility of the Führer

Jonathan Phillips explains how Damascus, ‘Paradise of the Orient’ and a spiritual home for Muslims, became a major battleground of the Second Crusade.

Neil Faulkner and Nick Saunders, Co-directors of the Great Arab Revolt Project, tell how a recent field trip to southern Jordan sheds light on the theories and exploits of T.E. Lawrence.

Serving general and military historian Jonathon Riley uses his personal knowledge of command to assess Napoleon’s qualities as a strategist, operational commander and battlefield tactician.