3 Key Phases in the History of the Roman Army
The Roman army is often remembered as a highly professional force, with legionaries in segmented armour organised into centuries for close order combat. In reality, the…
Sir Douglas Haig: The Best Man For a Terrible Job?
Lieutenant George: Great Scott sir, you mean, you mean the moment’s finally arrived for us to give Harry Hun a darned good British style thrashing,…
7 Very Different Opponents Faced by Victorian British Armies
Maintaining your status as a global power is no easy thing. The British Victorian Army was one of the best equipped and most experienced in…
The Battle of Tarawa: 76 Hours of Hell – 5,700 Dead for Twelve Square Miles
The Battle of Tarawa was one of the more terrible American experiences in the Pacific theater of World War Two. It was one that would…
Facts About Viscount Wolseley: A Controversial Military Reformer
Sir Garnet Joseph Wolseley was one of the most important military thinkers in the Victorian British army. Rising to a position of prominence in the…
The Battle of Omdurman: The High-water Mark of British Imperialism
All through the darkness of the night, a British infantryman waits nervously by the banks of the Nile. The Mahdists, infamously bloodthirsty savages, are just…
Did You Know? The French Army Invaded Germany in 1939 To Support The Polish
Germany was not the first country to go on the offensive on the western front of World War Two. That first attack came from France,…
The Infamous Battle of the Somme
One of the most destructive events of the First World War, the Battle of the Somme was a 142-day campaign including a series of smaller…
Field Marshal Montgomery – “Indomitable in retreat, invincible in advance, insufferable in victory”
Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, widely known as Monty, was the foremost British commander of the Second World War. Popular with his troops, he was less…
12 Renowned Roman Legions and How They Earned Their Names
Roman legions could become famous for their endurance or victories in war. Though all were numbered, many also had names that recorded their history, origins or…
5 Insane Historical Generals
A shocking number of military leaders have suffered from mental health issues, even as they held the lives of the men they led in their…
The Pals Battalions: Comradeship and Tragedy in the First World War
Few stories better exemplify the spirit of the First World War than that of the Pals battalions. These British units embodied comradeship, courage, unwavering national…