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

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

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

Adrian Tchaikovsky returns to the darkly exuberant world of The Tyrant Philosophers

4 MARCH

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