The battle of manila bay

After decades experimenting with muskets, Oda Nobunaga perfected their use at the Battle of Nagashino, revolutionising not just samurai warfare but Japanese society itself

The Red Sea and Persian Gulf have been areas of historic tension for decades, with Western navies maintaining an almost constant presence

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

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

KINGDOM OF SAXONY 16-19 OCTOBER 1813

At the climax of fighting in the Pacific, the USA revealed its ultimate weapon and ushered in a new era of warfare