The Peasants' War
Lyndal Roper finds a new book on the German uprising essential reading
Military
French Peasants in the Hundred Years War
The Hundred Years War was fought on French soil. What effects did this have on the lives of the rural French communities?
Britain and the Origins of the First World War
David French presents an overview of the historiography on the subject.
Why War?
John Keegan reflects on the motives for war throughout human history.
War and Man's Past
'War, far from being an exact science, is a terrible and impassioned drama' wrote Baron de Jomini in 1862. John Keegan argues that it is this drama that military historians must confront in their probe into man's past.
Jameson's Raid - The Prelude to the Boer War
Denis Judd reviews an infamous episode in 1895 in the Transvaal.
Reading History: The Spanish Civil War
Paul Preston looks at the historiography of the Spanish Civil War.
Poland's Dream of Past Glory
Norman Davies finds that Poland is a repository of ideas and values which can outlast any number of military and political catastrophies.
The Royalist War Effort, 1642-1646
Ian Roy reviews a title on one aspect of the English Civil War.
Reading History: The English Civil Wars 1642-1649
John Morrill examines the historiography of the English Civil Wars.