Given the gruesome fate of the last Tsar, Nicholas II, and his family, and the fact that five of the previous 12 Romanov rulers were also murdered, it is easy to regard Russia's imperial dynasty as cursed. Saul David cursedynastyeasy share on social
My forebears were fantastically wealthy Armenians who came to England from India in the 19th century and did what foreign types do - they married into a penniless but well-bred local family. Saul David 19tharmenianbreed Change image and share on social
Henry Kissinger is perhaps the best-known American statesman of the 20th century. Saul David 20thamericancentury Change image and share on social
Ever since World War I, superior force is no longer measured in terms of men or horses, but in the means to wreak destruction. Saul David destructionforcehorse Change image and share on social
In the early hours of 16 December 1944, the Germans launched their last great offensive of the Second World War against weakly held U.S. positions in the Ardennes Forest, the site of their original Blitzkrieg success against the French in 1940. Saul David ardennesblitzkriegdecember share on social
Even a moderniser like Alexander II - who emancipated the serfs in 1861 - had no intention of devolving real power. Saul David alexanderdevolveemancipate Change image and share on social
No campaign of the First World War better justifies the poets' view of the conflict as futile and pitiless than Gallipoli. Saul David campaignconflictfutile Change image and share on social
Historical facts are the vital framework around which non-fiction writers construct their narratives; they are, quite simply, indispensable. Saul David constructfactfiction Change image and share on social
History tells us that a general can move and feed an army as efficiently as he likes, but the real litmus test is the battlefield. Saul David armybattlefieldefficiently Change image and share on social
It is surely no coincidence that Napoleon's two greatest heroes were Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. In certain respects, he would outdo them both. Saul David alexandercaesarcoincidence Change image and share on social
