From the Mongols’ conquest of Persia to their defeat by the Mamluks

A fresh telling of a largely forgotten slice of wartime history

What does it mean and why is it so dangerous?

Putin’s hired killers have money on their minds

We must be humble about the conclusions we draw from the conflict in Ukraine

Al Murray proves himself to be more than a popular historian

Ukraine shows that speed can be everything — but swiftness is born of careful planning

The mythology of the SAS

Jeremy Black deals a fatal blow to Napoleon’s reputation as a military genius

After a humiliating defeat in the war over Israel, the Egyptians wanted revenge