"It was on 7 March 1936 that Hitler comprehensively violated the Versailles Treaty by sending troops into the industri…"

"Dunkirk was to hold out until the day on which all the Allied troops in the pocket who could embark to Britain had do…"

"On 20 November, front-line troops got 500 grams of bread per day, factory workers received 250, and everyone else 125…"

"Grossly to oversimplify the contributions made by the three leading members of the Grand Alliance in the Second World…"

"The Second World War lasted for 2,174 days, cost $1.5 trillion and claimed the lives of over 50 million people. That …"

"More books have been written with Napoleon in the title than there have been days since his death in 1821. Admittedly…"

"Between 1793 and 1797, the French would lose 125 warships to Britain’s 38, including 35 capital vessels (ships-of-the…"

"Vaunting ambition can be a terrible thing, but if allied to great ability – a protean energy, grand purpose, the gift…"

"Napoleon taught ordinary people that they could make history, and convinced his followers they were taking part in an…"

"Essentially a compromise between Roman and common law, the Code Napoléon consisted of a reasoned and harmonious body …"