...time Henry successfully subjugated the Norman lands that his royal ancestors had lost two centuries earlier. A New Strategic Approach The invasion marked a watershed from previous campaigns launched against...
...of David Marks’ collection The turn-around in Richthofen’s career took place in August 1916, when Boelcke was recruiting pilots for his new fighter squadron, Jagdstaffel Nr. 2 (Jasta 2). Boelcke,...
...ending, at least in the victorious countries. The armistice was agreed at 5.10am on 11 November to come into effect at 11am. The news was conveyed around Europe within the...
...(1979 to 1982) and one of the most successful. He was lucky that in the early days she was primarily preoccupied with domestic reform and relatively new to international affairs....
...threatened by Japanese plans for a Pan-Asian ‘new order’, while the USA urged support for the beleaguered Chinese nationalists in the bitter Sino-Japanese conflict. The military challenges were diverse and...
...in the parade, and many others paid their respects there, including the widows of the fallen. The public response was so profound that the newspapers quickly started asking whether a...
...been less welcome if the British Government knew how strong his connections were to Hermann Göring, President of the German Parliament. Hermann Göring in Nazi Party uniform wearing the order...
...Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965, and ushered in the newly independent state of Zimbabwe. The Lancaster House Agreement represented an early diplomatic success for the new Conservative government of...