Britain’s greatest ever naval hero proved conclusively that Britannia rules the waves… and died in the process, writes Eliot ...

As Europe continues to come to terms with both the Russian threat amid the war in Ukraine as well as the uncertainty surrounding the U.S. commitment to Europe, policymakers across the continent are ...

New research by Dr. Laure Humbert from The University of Manchester and Dr. Raphaële Balu from Sorbonne University has revealed how Britain's vital contribution to the French Resistance during the ...

I met a fellow recently who had never been to Alsace. He’d been pretty much everywhere else – Bali, Sri Lanka, Ulaanbaatar, ...

The oldest city in Mississippi was founded in 1716. That makes it older than the founding of the United States of America.

The Panzer tank family was at the heart of German operations throughout World War 2. The term “Panzer” refers to a series of ...

A long-lost diary from a Chinese officer is shedding light on a lesser-known part of D-Day history. Found by urban explorers ...

Although battleships were supplanted by aircraft carriers by the end of World War II, they remain a testament to a bygone era of warfare—and a symbol of their nations’ might.

On October 19, 1781, the cause of liberty was immortalized on a riverside Virginia field when the Continental Army wrested victory from the arms of the ...

The Revolutionary War began 250 years ago this year, but it would not be until over six years later, for all intents and purposes, that it came to an end with a victory over the British at Yorktown, ...

An epic naval battle off the East Yorkshire coast that sparked the birth of the US Navy will be celebrated later, more than 200 years on. On 23 September, 1779, beneath Bempton Cliffs, a French and ...