A future large-scale war will not be won with a handful of expensive drones, but those that are flexible enough to adapt and numerous enough to matter.

What would you do if you had £60 million to play with? Some people would invest it. Many would buy a bigger house. A few would go on a spending spree. Me, I’d try to change the way the world does ...

Carl von Clausewitz, a Prussian general, fought in the Napoleonic Wars and authored Vom Kriege, a key text in military ...

A compelling new essay by historian Bénédicte Savoy explores the controversy surrounding European art's departure from the Louvre after 1815, much as African art is now leaving European collections.

A hero soldier previously honoured for bravery played a key role in helping recover 'priceless' altar plaques stolen from Napoleon III's tomb, it has emerged.

Two of three "priceless" altar plaques, stolen from the crypt of Napoleon Bonaparte III in a Hampshire monastery, have been ...

In a wave of inspiration reminiscent of the TV favourite, dealer Paul Gostelow recognised two items missing from the French emperor's crypt after spotting identifying marks.

Paul Gostelow identified a motif on the prayer frames, which were taken in a burglary at a Hampshire monastery in 2014. | ITV ...

After the catastrophe in Russia, Napoleon rushed to rebuild his army and reassert control over Germany. But this time, his enemies had learned from past mistakes. Prussia, Russia, Austria, and others ...