In the late 19th century Britannia did indeed rule the waves, having enjoyed supremacy since the Battle of Trafalgar. The…
One of the iconic images of the glory days of British Empire shows a tall, stiff-backed soldier standing defiant at…
In 1874 Sir Henry Bartle Frere was appointed High Commissioner of South Africa and sent to unify the country as…
The protracted conflict known to US history as the Indian wars was due to the vigorous resistance of Native American…
The young nation that was the United States of America grew vigorously in the decades following independence; but beneath the…
In one of warfare’s great ironies the Crimean War of 1854-1856 is remembered chiefly for one act of pointless heroism…
In the long and troubled history of the United States’ relations with its indigenous population, the Battle of the Wabash…
Just over 300 years ago the Turkish Ottoman Empire was within striking distance of assimilating Europe. But, in one of…
While the Thirty Years War was raging in Europe, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden realized he needed a stronger naval…
King Philip II of Spain regarded himself as the principal defender of the Catholic faith in 16th-century Europe. Provoked by…