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A dead German soldier during the Antwerp offensive

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A Roman galley warship

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9 things you (probably) didn’t know about London’s first zeppelin raid in 1915

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The unsung heroes who won the war

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Female warriors from Benin

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A painting showing the defeat of the Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada: all at sea

Saladin, seen in a 12th-century portrait, led Muslim opposition to the crusaders and united much of the Middle East. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

How to lead like Saladin

Picture of General Ambrose Everett Burnside

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First World War

In pictures: WWI submarines