Weimar at war

Before the sun rose over the windswept pampas on the morning of 20 September 1835, the stillness of Porto Alegre was broken by the thunder of hooves and gunfire. A band of rebels launched a daring ass

To commemorate 80 years since the Second World War, History of War will be taking a look at some of the key events taking place during each month of the conflict

FT has covered these a number of times, with one of the earliest and most disastrous examples taking place in Hammersmith in 1804 (see FT296:42-45, 310:30-35, 452:16-18). Then a semi-rural village on

MUKDEN, MANCHURIA, CHINA 23 FEBRUARY – 10 MARCH 1905

In the final month of WWII, the Red Army launched a devastating strike into Manchuria, opening a new front with Japan and threatening invasion of the Home Islands

Ahead of the publication of an ambitious new account of the historical roots of Brexit, it is worth remembering ...