The fall of the russian empire

KINGDOM OF SAXONY 16-19 OCTOBER 1813

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

Political strategist Greg Mills explains why arriving at Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations has taken so long, and how territorial concessions could “open a massive Pandora’s box”

When gossip and rumour led to the trial of two Prussian pastors

Before the US–Russia summit in Alaska, as Vladimir ...

Your interesting feature about the role of medieval warhorses in shaping British history (August) reminded me of a subsequent occasion in which horsepower became a critical factor. In April 1660, with