Leading historians share the texts that have inspired and informed their work

By spring 1941, the Afrika Korps was advancing across eastern Libya towards Egypt and the Suez Canal. But a dusty port town lay in their path

Dr Paul Brown reveals Britain’s role in patrolling the seas during the height of Cold War tensions with the USSR

The grisly fate of more than 16,000 soldiers and civilians during the First Anglo-Afghan War serves as a timeless lesson in hubris and bad leadership

KARELIAN ISTHMUS 25 JUNE – 9 JULY 1944

The beauty of Lancashire’s Lune valley emerges from ...