Building a future army

In 1990 the British Army had 153,000 regular troops, in 2025 it had 75,000 – its combat power shrunk by more than half. Why did this contraction happen, and what are the implications for the Army’s fighting power?

The strong social norms of Britain’s working class helped generations of immigrants integrate. But today’s fractured society makes that far harder, with worrying implications for the future

The celebrated historian explains why he’s taking to the stage with a Maxim gun on his new live tour

We ended last month looking at the soldier’s pocket books of the 19th century. Sadly very few of these documents survive. They are NOT included in any Army papers that have been stored over the years.

I greatly enjoyed your interview with Alice Roberts about her new book Domination, (Books Interview, September), and its argument that the church was essentially Rome rebadged, with its structures and

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