Having declared his allegiance for the King, Hopton was instrumental in organising support for the Royalists in the south west of the country. Waller was not idle either. First forming a regiment of horse, then capturing Portsmouth in July 1642.
Initially, Hopton drove the Parliamentarians out of Cornwall in 1642, and then defeated Ruthin at the Battle of Braddock [...]
Captain Calthrop is probably best known for the rather poor translation of Sun Tzu’s ‘Art of War’ in 1905, and subsequently revised in 1908. Whilst the Giles translation has become the standard text, Calthrop’s was the first. For that, we should be grateful.
Having become a little annoyed with all the criticisms of Calthrop, I [...]
It is reasonable to assume that, in general terms, the country with greatest resources will invariably win a protracted war. The American Civil War instantly springs to mind whereby Federal resources, in conjunction with an ability to deprive the Confederacy of theirs, ensured an eventual win.
In cases whereby the sides were pretty much even, although resources may have [...]
As British troop losses continue to mount in Iraq and Afghanistan, Labour has once again shown its’ complete contempt for our Armed Services.
Several weeks ago Tony Blair promised to provide our operational forces with any equipment that they required. It is well known that our troops have had to buy their own equipment or [...]
Remembrance Day is held to commemorate the British and Commonwealth dead of two world wars and other conflicts around the world. Since the end of the 2nd World War, British servicemen have been killed on active duty in every year, with the sole exception of 1968.
In 1945, Remembrance Day was switched from Armistice Day to the [...]
Today is Armistice Day. At eleven o’clock this morning, millions are expected to pay tribute to those who died serving their country. The two-minute silence will be held exactly 82 years after the Great War officially ended, on the ‘eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month’. The Royal British Legion will mark the occasion [...]
