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
Few remember that the battle of Rorke's Drift was fought on the same day that the British Army suffered its most humiliating defeat at nearby Isandlwana. Saul David armybattlebritish Change image and share on social
In March 1915, at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle, the British fired more shells in a single 35-minute bombardment than they had during the whole Boer War. Saul David battleboerbombardment Change image and share on social
The first Romanov ruler was just 16 when he was crowned Tsar Michael I in Moscow in 1613, thus ending the 'Time of Troubles' sparked by Ivan the Terrible's death. Saul David crowndeathend Change image and share on social
The people who read the history books tend to have a natural zeal and are alarmingly well-read. Saul David alarminglybookhistory Change image and share on social
It is not enough just to get your forces from A to B - you have to keep them fed and watered as they go. The art of movement, therefore, is one of the most complex and vital that any commander must master if he is going to win. Saul David artcommandercomplex 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
If getting a contract was relatively straightforward, writing fiction was far harder than I could have imagined, and there were moments during the long and torturous edit process when it seemed that 'Zulu Hart,' the first of the trilogy, would never be fit for public consumption. Saul David consumptioncontractedit 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
When I was six or seven, we went to the nearest English primary school, St Weonards, about seven miles away. The teaching was good, and this was the start of my beginning to shine as a student. Saul David beginenglishgood Change image and share on social
