Military history

A Roman galley warship

Q&A How did a crow help Rome defeat Carthage?

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

the streets of London on VE Day, 8 May 1945

The unsung heroes who won the war

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Female warriors from Benin

Q&A Has there ever been a women-only army?

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

Q&A Why are whiskers on men's jowls called 'sideburns'?

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First World War

In pictures: WWI submarines

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In pictures: Newark’s National Civil War Centre

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Second World War

Second World War heroes ‘had most sex appeal’

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First World War

How did WW1 end?