The Yom Kippur War
Elizabeth Stephens examines how the surprise invasion of Israel by Egypt and its allies started the process that led to Camp David.
Military
Turning Points in the Vietnam War
Viv Sanders takes issue with some all too common assumptions.
Lloyd George and the Generals
Richard Wilkinson recreates the contest that marked, and marred, the British war effort in 1914-18.
Under the Mushroom Cloud
The Cold War has become this year’s hot media topic. Taylor Downing welcomes the chance to look more critically at the era of ‘mutually assured destruction’.
The Kellogg–Briand Pact Aims to Bring an End to War
Aug 27 1928
Richard Cavendish remembers what now appears the most brittle of peace pacts.
War and Peace in Ancient and Medieval History
Jeremy Black reviews two books on military history, ancient and modern.
Was there a Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe?
Historians have long argued whether the years 1500-1700 saw a revolutionary change in the art and organization of war. Jeremy Black reports.
Honest Abe’s War
Mark Bryant examines how cartoonists saw the most traumatic years of American history.
Territorial Wars
The Territorial Army, currently celebrating its centenary, has had a constant struggle to survive – and never more so than today, says Ian Beckett.
‘Weep Wretched Man’ - Civil War in Poetry
Kenneth Baker on poetry inspired by nations warring between themselves.