The charge of the light, battle illustration

Military history

The battle of Brooklyn (aka the battle of Long Island), 27 August 1776

American Revolutionary War: the 9 battles that made the United States

David Stirling: SAS hero or fraud?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A portrait of silversmith Paul Revere, with his head resting on his hand.

19 key figures of the American Revolution, from royals to revolutionaries

A fierce clash between colonists and British troops in Boston on 5 March 1770

The American Revolution: your guide to the 18th-century war of independence

Austrian crown prince Franz Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie

The shot that sparked the First World War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

October 1876: General Nelson Miles talking with Chief Sitting Bull after the army's defeat at Little Bighorn

The battle of Little Bighorn: what happened at 'Custer's last stand'?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

How the Persians were written out of history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A painting of Jean Thurel, a French soldier whose life spanned three centuries

Jean Thurel: the oldest soldier in history?

WW2’s desert war: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

First World War soldier and poet Siegfried Sassoon In uniform

First World War

Poetry and protestWW1 poet Siegfried Sassoon

Episode 3A militarised state?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Firemen tackling a blitz fire at St Paul's Cathedral, London

Second World War

WW2 timeline: 20 important dates and milestones you need to know

War in the air: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A bust of Vespasian in Bath. The future emperor was responsible for expanding Roman territory into the west of Britain. (Image by Getty Images)

How did the Romans conquer Britain?

Dancers perform in a Cinco de Mayo celebration

Q&AWhat does Cinco de Mayo commemorate?

Women from the Auxiliary Territorial Service take a break

Second World War

An army of women: adventures in the Auxiliary Territorial Service

A wall mosaic of Picasso’s Guernica painting.

Q&AWhy did Pablo Picasso paint Guernica?

The Spanish town of Guernica after the bombing by German and Italian aircraft, 1937. (Photo by Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images)

Second World War

The bombing of Guernica: who was responsible?

The Falklands War: everything you wanted to know. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of the execution of Emperor Maximilian of Mexico by firing squad

The Siege of Querétaro: the downfall of Maximilian I of Mexico. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

What if...The Ottomans had won at Lepanto in 1571?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on the laws of war“Russian politicians and military figures behind the awful events unfolding in Ukraine will, one day, be brought to justice”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The coats of arms of the kingdoms of Scotland and France

Q&AHow old is the Auld Alliance between France and Scotland?

An illustration of a Soviet warship inside a Pepsi bottle

Q&AIs it true that Pepsi briefly owned Soviet warships?

Operation Mincemeat: WW2 espionage on film. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ben Macintryre is the author of Operation Mincemeat

Ben Macintryre"I had never realised quite how close Operation Mincemeat came to disaster". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Winston Churchill discusses the invasion of Sicily with other senior Allied figures in 1943

Second World War

Operation Mincemeat: how a corpse duped Hitler

A photograph of a WW1 soldier and his pet thrush

How WW1 soldiers found hope in nature. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Peter Caddick-Adams

Peter Caddick-Adams on generals killed in battle“Russian general casualties in Ukraine today are significantly higher than the Allied commitment in WW2”. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Why the Ukraine conflict isn’t a new Cold War. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.