The Lens of History
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Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Fill – In
Secretary of State for Defence, Mr Fill – In, wipes the sand from his glowing blond hair. He just returned from a puzzling meeting. The service chiefs reported how the globe was on fire. The military situation is flushed down the toilet.
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Book review: Military Victory: Beyond the Battlefield, Outside Wartime
Military Victory: Beyond the Battlefield, Outside Wartime. Mirkro Palestrino. Oxford University Press, 2025.
Mirko Palestrino’s Military Victory (hereafter Beyond Victory) redefines the concept of Victory away from the battlefield. The tra...
Did Iran attempt a commerce raiding campaign in the Indian Ocean?
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The strategic implications of a United States Navy Submarine, the USS Charlotte, sinking the Iranian frigate IRIS Iris Dena, are...
Book Review:A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between The Wars
A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between The Wars. Alwyn Turner. London, United Kingdom: Profile Books Ltd, 2026.
Alwyn Turner’s A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between The Wars (hereafter Shellshocked) captures the United Kingdom in the inte...
Book Review: Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire: A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War. Alexandra Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst, Head of Zeus, 2025.
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Luke Herbert places the historical lens over military history, focusing on the 20 century and current events.
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