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2 MAR 1965 OPERATION ROLLING THUNDER BEGINS ...

We’re going to start our coverage of the Army, at the time of the War of the Three Kingdoms, or as it is colloquially known The English Civil War (1643-1651). (It wasn’t only English units involved an

Discover how the UK’s country houses defied the odds to survive as historic monuments and cultural centres

After decades experimenting with muskets, Oda Nobunaga perfected their use at the Battle of Nagashino, revolutionising not just samurai warfare but Japanese society itself

Somehow, it isn’t hard to imagine the scene of battle here, even on a sultry July morning when only the distant growl of a motorbike interrupts the crooning of collared doves. Perhaps it is the quiet.

THE MANY OPPORTUNITIES AND PITFALLS OF INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY LAID BARE