French invasion of Ireland fails through winter storms
Richard Cavendish remembers the events of December 19th, 1796
Military
The Boer War - A Struggle for Mastery in South Africa
Frank McDonough looks at recent thinking on the origins of the war of 1899-1902
The New Liberalism
Raphael Mokades - the winner of the 1996 Julia Wood Award - argues that military failure in the Boer War transformed political attitudes in Edwardian Britain.
Ostrogoths Capture Rome
The Eternal City was captured after a year-long siege on December 17th, 546.
Wonder-Weapons - A Means to the End?
Vasily Andreev on how far War (and the fear of it) has fuelled innovation this century.
Durham Light Infantry Museum
Richard Cavendish visits one of the most evocative regimental museums in the country.
Children and the Aftermath of War
Mark Mazower investigates what happens to children in the aftermath of war and conflict.
The Causes of the Thirty Years War
Graham Darby spins a thread to guide you through the labyrinth of The Causes of the Thirty Years War.
Defence or Aggression?
Jeremy Black passes judgement on British foreign policy 1688-1815.
Combat Trauma in the American Civil War
Shell-shocked - a phrase redolent of the Western Front and the Great War. But was it also a reality fifty years earlier on the killing fields of Virginia? John Talbott investigates.