"Passchendaele is one of the most evocative names associated with the Great War. For over 80 years, the battle has been regarded as the epitome of pointless slaughter on an unimaginable scale. The statistics -- half a million British, French and German casualties between July an…
"The South African War of 1899-1902, known variously as the Second Boer War, the Second War for Freedom (or Independence) or the Second Anglo-Boer War, was, in the perspective of 20th-century conflicts, a small affair. The numbers of troops engaged and casualties suffered in bat…
Naseby 1645: the fatal defeat of the Royalist army
by Turner, Graham, Marix Evans, Martin
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On the pivotal day of 14 June 1645 Charles I's Royalist Army and Parliament's New Model Army made battle at Naseby. Using first-hand accounts, Martin Marix Evans introduces the origins of the campaign, explores the strengths and weaknesses of the opposing armies, and vividly des…