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THE TURNING POINTS OF 1812

I n 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. That, at least, is what the famous rhyme tells us. Memorising such dates is a common experience of being taught history – a cliché superbly lampooned by the w

How the Qin forged a great power from the fragments of the Warring States

LONG MARSTON, YORKSHIRE 2 JULY 1644

FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA, USA 11-15 DECEMBER 1862

How the Red Army pushed back German forces and what they discovered in their wake as WWII turned