AN UNSTOPPABLE FORCE?

A new exhibition at the British Museum explores the mythmaking of Japan’s feudal warriors

The samurai’s history and legacy, Angela Merkel’s 21st-century military and a new aviation festival

When Britain declared war on Germany in September 1939, the Army numbered just over one million men, comprising both the regular forces and the part-time Territorial Army. The National Service (Armed

A rich collection of Iron Age artefacts has been unearthed in West Norfolk, England. The hoard includes a near-complete Iron Age battle trumpet, known as a carnyx. Embellished with animal heads, this

Surely the Romans, famed for their social culture, engineering prowess, elaborate fashions and careful etiquette, must have worn underwear? In fact, the reality of Roman underwear is exceptionally tri