Attila the Hun was the scourge of Rome and one of the greatest 'barbarian' leaders, a man who created a vast empire and was only beaten once in battle (in ... Read More

King Arthur was one of the most popular topics on the old British History site so, despite my personal reservations about the subject, I’ve created a brand new resource page. ... Read More

Hi everyone, just a note to explain a recent change we've made at About.com. The British History site has merged with European History, which is still Guided by myself, to ... Read More

History is generally composed from documents, the findings of archaeology and, if you’re working in a modern era, spoken testimony. But as this article about a WW1 helmet brought on ... Read More

The new index of World War 2 material is up and running.

Ever wanted to know how the US would invade Russia? The official answer to this question, and more, can be found in a new display at the US National Archives, ... Read More

Scuttled under legendary circumstances at the start of the Second World War, the Graf Spee has lain in the River Plate estuary for over fifty years...but not for much longer. ... Read More

Canadian troops have fought on European soil during the last two World Wars, and the artists they sent to record the battles have produced many striking and powerful works; consequently, ... Read More

Having covered votes for the greatest Briton and the German, I'm happy to include the results of 'The Greatest Croat'… he's Josip Tito, a crucial political figure in the county's ... Read More

Many people, sometimes including myself, discuss the Gallipoli landings of World War 1 in terms of a struggle between the Allies – primarily Australian, New Zealand and British – troops ... Read More

John Toland, a bestselling historian of World War 2, has died aged 91. His main period of fame occurred during the 1960's and 70's where his works, which mixed historical ... Read More

During the week I found two reviews of Robert Massie's Castles of Steel, a book about the naval war between Britain and Germany during WW1; both were published in British ... Read More

This online newspaper article discusses the exploits of the US 38th Infantry Regiment in 1918 when, fighting as part of Allied forces in the First World War, they lost 80% ... Read More

This article contains excerpts from the recently published letters of Douglas Haig, a controversial British General of the First World War. Without the full text there's no way to know ... Read More

John Terraine, the renowned Great War historian, died on December 28, 2003. Chiefly known for both his skilful scripting of the BBC's landmark documentary The Great War and his persuasive ... Read More

2004 will be the 60th Anniversary of the D-Day landings, an Allied invasion of Normandy that opened up a Western Front against Nazi Germany, and then Soviet Russia. In a ... Read More