The grisly fate of more than 16,000 soldiers and civilians during the First Anglo-Afghan War serves as a timeless lesson in hubris and bad leadership

12 MARCH

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The US invasion of Grenada generated widespread criticism, caused a rift between traditional allies and faced an embarrassing internal review

Thirty years after the mass shooting at Dunblane Primary School, one of the first journalists on the scene recalls the day and reflects on its legacy

John Foot The Red Brigades The terrorists who brought Italy to its knees 464pp. Bloomsbury. £25. The Red Brigades (Brigate Rosse) captured global attention in 1978, when they kidnapped Aldo Moro, form