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The Armistice of November 1918 ended four years of slaughter that left armies exhausted and populations weary of war - but the fighting was not ove...

Janet Wells achievements make for fascinating reading. She was only 18 when decorated for her nursing service to the Russians in the 1878 Balkan Wa...

It was not just the searing heat of the day, hot enough to boil an egg on the bonnet of a lorry, or the sand that nestled in every crevice of the b...

Fought amid the most challenging terrain of any theatre during the Second World War, the campaign in the Far East saw heroic actions against the un...

The British Empire at its height stretched around the globe. From Asia to the Americas, scores of countries were conquered or assimilated into the ...

It is now two centuries since a newspaper conceived the idea of sending a reporter overseas to observe, gather information and write about war. Wit...

In 1688, a vast fleet of 463 ships, twice the size of the Spanish Armada, put to sea from Holland. On board was William of Orange with 40,000 soldi...

The British Empire at its height stretched around the globe. From Asia to the Americas, scores of countries were conquered or assimilated into the ...

It was the events of the Crimean War that changed everything. Until that time, those serving in Britain's army or navy had been expected to do thei...