Military History Matters 154
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An unequal contest?
In the second part of our series, Graham Goodlad reviews the organisation, tactics, and weaponry of the two armies.
The Jacobite Wars
In the first part of our new series, Graham Goodlad explores the Jacobite movement’s early attempts to overthrow Britain’s ruling Protestant monarchy.
Hitler’s V-Weapons: The Battle against the V-1 and V-2 Written at the Time – an official history
Review of John Grehan’s latest release ‘Hitler’s V-Weapons: The Battle against the V-1 and V-2 Written at the Time – an official history’.
The English Civil War
Review of ‘The English Civil War:
An Atlas and Concise History of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1639–51’ and ‘English Civil War: Operations Manual’.
Sicily ’43: the assault on Fortress Europe
Review of James Holland’s ‘Sicily ’43: the assault on Fortress Europe’.
Smuts: guerrilla, politician, warlord
Stephen Roberts reports on the extraordinary career of Jan Smuts, who went from Boer commander to Commonwealth statesman.
HMS Glatton
Sometimes poor quality-control can be as lethal as bad design – this was certainly true in the case of HMS Glatton. On the outbreak of war in August 1914, the Admiralty began
Restoring HMS Victory
MHM’S Assistant Editor Calum Henderson delves into the history of HMS Victory.
The Battle of Kircholm, 1605 – Sweden’s Greatest Defeat
Poltava is more famous, but, explains historian Magnus Olofsson, Kircholm was probably the greatest defeat in Swedish history.
War Athletes – Wyndham Halswelle
The life of Wyndham Halswelle – Olympic athlete and soldier in the Second Boer War and Second World War.
Inside the fortress
The ‘Flying Fortress’ became legendary for its ability to stay in the air even after taking a severe battering.
American Air Museum at Duxford granted listed status
It is the largest museum of its kind in Europe. Now the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford has been granted Grade II-listed status by English Heritage. The impressive building, which was
English Civil War massacre ‘cover-up’ revealed
New research has attempted to establish why a brutal massacre during the English Civil War has been largely forgotten by history. The site of a Royalist garrison in Nottinghamshire, Shelford Manor was
Falkland Islands cleared of mines nearly 40 years since war
A campaign has finally cleared the Falkland Islands of thousands of mines laid during the war there almost 40 years ago. The project removed the estimated 13,000 lethal devices that were still
Bonnie Prince Charlie’s Culloden battle hoard found
It remained buried for two and a half centuries. Now a hoard believed to have been part of a supply of weapons for Bonnie Prince Charlie has been found in the Highlands
Rodney, Howe, and the rise of British seapower
In the half century between the Battle of Quiberon Bay (1759) and the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), Britain’s Royal Navy transformed naval tactics and established global maritime supremacy. Developments in the technology
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The careers of Rodney & Howe
In the second article in our occasional series, Graham Goodlad assesses two 18th-century admirals whose flaws were offset by outstanding victories.