Military

Richard Cavendish recounts the history of the British medal for bravery in combat, first awarded on June 21st, 1854.

Pamela Spencer draws attention to a new exhibition opening at the Wallace Collection.

Anthony Howe looks at the anti-war stance of the great Victorian reformer; his fall from grace and subsequent revival.

William Philpott considers a brace of titles on the First World War.

Richard Cavendish describes the French defeat in Indochina, on May 7th, 1954.

Dean Juniper argues that war encouraged the development of radio technology, as of so much else.

Damian O’Connor examines the motives of the man who started the conflict.

Peter Anderson identifies the groups, the grievances and the events which started the war.

The events leading up to Britain and France's declarations of war on Russia on successive days on 27 and 28 March 1854.

Rana Mitter recalls the career of a man who once ruled an area larger than France and Germany, but who spent forty years in Chiang Kai-shek’s gaols.