The History Network

In December 1476, two monks from the monastery of Snagov, about forty kilometers north of Bucharest, stumbled upon a blo... Read more

Northern Sudan had always been under the control of the Ottoman administered Egypt, though from the early part of the 19... Read more

During the hiatus between seasons we thought you might be running a bit short of military history? So we thought we'd pu... Read more

Around the 12th Century, German regionalism was very strong with the northern lowlands having their own distinct languag... Read more

The 12th Armoured Division set off from New York for the European theatre of war on September 20th 1944. They would spen... Read more

On June 17, 1775, over one thousand New England militia stood on a hill overlooking Charlestown, Massachusetts and Bosto... Read more

The Duke of Wellington, late in life, was asked what was his most difficult battle during all his years of soldiering, a... Read more

In 1187 Saladin at the head of a huge army crossed the river Jordan. Laying siege to the fortress at Tiberias, inside wa... Read more

During the 15th Century Swiss Pikemen dominated the battlefield. Fighting as mercenaries these well drilled, professiona... Read more

The threat to Britain's supply lines during the second world war is a story of U-Boat Wolf Packs, preying on the merchan... Read more

On October 17, 1781, four years to the day when British General John Burgoyne surrendered his army to American forces at... Read more

As peace descended on Europe in 1945, The Colt Manufacturing company had no intention of reinvigorating production of a ... Read more

When Alexander the Great requested ships from an unwilling Athens, the Senate asked the incorruptible Phocion for his op... Read more

By 1936, the SS under Himmler was in charge of all police forces in Germany and with that came the duty to protect Hitle... Read more

The term samurai is a word that is almost universally recognized around the world. This is somewhat unusual for a histor... Read more

Julius Caesar waged campaigns of strategic boldness and tactical prudence. He fused himself into both head of state and ... Read more

British soldiers in Boston were furious. They were pent up in the city by a bunch of farmers and merchants while their c... Read more

By the outbreak of the first world war the railways had become key to any military deployment. Troops could be rapidly m... Read more

Essentially there are 3 main ways in which finances can be raised with which to use for war: Taxation, raising debt, or ... Read more

The French invasion of Egypt in the summer of 1798 was the first great seaborne invasion of the modern era. With 335 shi... Read more