China suffered horrendous losses, second only to the soviet union

Cold War historian Vladislav Zubok explains why China is a stronger adversary than the USSR at its peak

Sean Fear discusses why the Vietnam War was a global conflict that impacted the wider Cold War

Early on 8 November 1942, Adolf Hitler’s special train was en route from Berlin to Munich when it was stopped at a small station in the Thuringian Forest to receive an urgent message from the Foreign

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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

Carthage burned for six days. After three long years of siege, in the spring of 146 BC Roman soldiers finally broke through the city’s defences and began to slaughter the population. But still the Car