Military

Malcolm Vale

In the winter of 1939-40, whilst already waging war against the might of Nazi Germany, Britain, together with France, was preparing to send a military expedition to Finland to fight against the Soviet Union. Had this expedition materialised, argues B.D.P. Conduit, the course of the Second World War might well have been disastrously altered.

1982 marks the tercentenary of the death of Prince Rupert, the most brilliant of Charles I's generals. As Hugh Trevor-Roper here documents, he was single-minded in his chosen craft of war, but Rupert was never able to grasp the complexities of the contemporary situation.

Hew Strachan reviews historians' approaches to the Great War.

Robert Tombs

Gordon Daniels on the sustained bombardement of the Japanese mainland, prior to the use of the Atomic bombs.

Ian Roy on an excellent, if individual, guide to the English Civil War

D.G. Chandler concludes our year-long survey of the nature of military history.

Michael Howard on the culture of imperial Britain in the face of international competition in the economic and military spheres.

D.G. Chandler continues our series, looking at the relevance of military history in contemporary training for the armed forces.