On Saint George’s Day, a joint expedition of Royal Navy and Marine raiders mounted an audacious attack on Germany’s captured Belgian port: Zeebrugge.   More »

After the Trent Affair, British Columbia governor James Douglas drafted an ambitious plan to invade Washington Territory.   More »

For a brief moment, the isolated port of Petropavlovsk became an active front in the Crimean War. The ensuing battle was more farcical than heroic.   More »

George Washington’s first command resulted in a victory, a defeat, and a confession. Fortunately, it came in 1754, 21 years before the Revolution.   More »

Throughout history, civilians—willingly or not—have been called upon to take up arms for their countries. It’s always the young who are taken first.   More »

The minarets of Alexandria shone distantly as a British expeditionary force headed for the fabled city. A French counterattack was soon under way.   More »

Seeking to lift the siege of Sevastopol, Alexander Menshikov left the critical planning to the heads of his less-than-brilliant underlings.   More »

The minié bullet, or “not ball,” was instrumental in helping the British defend against an overwhelming Russian force at Inkerman.   More »

Indian Army veteran William Hicks was given the unenviable task of ridding the Sudan of the Mahdi and his followers.   More »

More than a century after Trafalgar, a wily German set a trap to end Great Britain’s dominance of the high seas during the Battle of Jutland.   More »