In 1906, HMS Dreadnought entered service with the Royal Navy. With her all-big-gun armament, she was a revolutionary vessel, and changed the balance of naval power at a stroke. Suddenly, all other battleships – which quickly became known as...
When I learned that the History Channel would be showing some programmes which were (allegedly) about battles fought in South Africa, I feared it was going to be shockingly bad… when I learned that the episode on the Boer War would feature...
On 2 June 1908, General Sir Redvers Henry Buller, VC, GCB, GCMG died, aged 68. History has generally not been kind to Buller, and attempts to denigrate his legacy continue; with their plans to relocate his statue foiled, the pen-pushing leftie...
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