German wars of unification

The German army is often depicted as an epic, unstoppable machine. There’s no doubt that, at the outbreak of the First World War, it was the most formidably organised military force on the planet – bu

In this issue’s Frontline you can read our interview with former CIA Assistant Director Mark Lowenthal; analysis of the USA’s historic military strategy in Greenland; plus full accounts of how two key conflicts of the 20th century came to an end

In this issue’s Frontline, read how the modern world is “infinitely more complex” than the Cold War and how new Chinese weapons are threatening the US Navy’s Pacific dominance; plus, an expert’s insights into decades of crisis in Sudan, and how two controversial territories continue to create instability

FIXTURES FRIDAY, JULY 4 5pm: Denmark vs Sweden (ITV) 8pm: Germany vs Poland (ITV) TUESDAY, JULY 8 5pm: Germany vs Denmark (BBC) 8pm: Poland vs Sweden (BBC) SATURDAY, JULY 12 8pm: Poland vs Denmark (IT

Could lessons from the last great conflict help the democratic world triumph over the rise in autocratic power?

On the feast day of St Mary Magdalene in 1342, the heavens opened over Würzburg with unrelenting fury. What had begun as a whisper in the summer air was thundering like a wild beast. The skies, heavy