Military

Graham Goodlad assesses the success of British governments in responding to the demands of war, from the French Revolutionary conflict to the 1914-18 struggle.

Pat Thane examines a publication on Britain in the 20th century and the military-industrial complex.

Roger Tolson introduces a new exhibition of Commonwealth war artists at the Imperial War Museum, London.

What was the British empire’s contribution to the victory in the Second World War? What was the impact of war upon the empire?  A.J. Stockwell explores the interlocking questions of the costs of war and empire.

Fransjohan Pretorius explains why the Boer War of 1899-1902 was a period of sustained and spontaneous creation of folk art, one of the most productive and creative times in the cultural history of the Afrikaner.

Susan-Mary Grant argues that the cult of the fallen soldier has its origins at Gettysburg and other battlefield monuments of the American Civil War.

What did medieval contemporaries think of military orders such as the Knights Hospitaller and Teutonic Knights? Helen Nicholson investigates.

Jonathan Riley Smith reports as Malta celebrates the anniversary of its Sovereign Military Order

Andy Lawrence insists that we must think for ourselves to unravel one of the great historical conundrums.