The jungle warfare in the Far East was both a tactical and political challenge for British forces in WWII

“One might as well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb,” goes the old proverb. The meaning is simple: if you are going to be punished for a small crime, you may as well commit the bigger one. In the early

Uncover the all-conquering Hun king whose nomadic horde terrorised Rome

Capturing the immediacy of fighting and the writhing bodies of soldiers, as well as keeping narrative clarity, proved enormously difficult for painters depicting battles before the advent of photography. Michael Hall reveals how they rose to the challenge

The powerful Greek city-state overreached itself and saw its influence decline as it failed to integrate conquered territories

ORTONA, ITALY 20-27 DECEMBER 1943