The Summer of 69 (Part 1 of 2)
The Moon landings gave the summer of 1969 its defining story. But elsewhere in the world many other events of consequence were playing out
Military History
A collection of 22 Posts
Double Crossing Hitler
Taylor Downing on the campaign of deception and disinformation that preceded D-Day in 1944
The Medieval Art of Graham Turner
The artist Graham Turner casts an eye back to 1471 and one of the decisive moments of the Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Barnet
1918: Inside Amiens Cathedral
A journalist describes a poignant service in a barricaded and subdued church
Why did Joseph Stalin Decide to Invade Finland in 1939?
The Winter War between the Soviet Union and Finland began in late 1939. For Stalin, as Kimmo Rentola explains, it turned out to be a strategic blunder
Life and Death on the Eastern Front
Anthony Tucker-Jones and Ian Stewart Spring share rare colour photographs from the Second World War
The Battle of Fredericksburg (Part 2) – Storming Marye's Heights
After the amphibious assault by the Union army two days prior, both armies, unknowing of the carnage to come, prepared for battle
The Battle of Fredericksburg (Part 1) – Crossing the Rappahannock
Illustrated eyewitness accounts of the Union's amphibious assault of Fredericksburg on Thursday, December 11th, 1862