The Desert War or Western Desert Campaign was one of the two major stages of the North Africa Campaign of

As part of our loose Africa theme for this season we’ve decided to rerun this look at Lettow-Vorbeck, originally released

The Battle of Adwa stands out during the scramble for Africa, it was was that rare event of a native

Few ancient states could match the scope and power of the Seleucid Empire. Founded in the late 4th century BC

In part two of our Ranald Slidell Mackenzie series we follow his career after the American Civil War.

For a year Britain and her Commonwealth stood alone against Germany, in June 1941 Hitler launched Operation Barbarossa, invading Russia.

May 8, 1945 marked the end of the War in Europe while August 15 marked the same in the Pacific

“Ye Sons of Great Britain! come join with me And sing in praise of the gallant British Armie, That behaved

  On January 20, 1889, the following death notice appeared in the New York Times: “MACKENZIE—At New Brighton, Staten Island,

Welcome back to the first episode of this season! This season we’ve decided to have a theme running through the