Die Zeit zwischen 1300 und 1500 war in Europa von beinahe ständigem Kriegstreiben beherrscht. Aus...

From the Liebfahne and Ordinärfahne of Austria, to the eagle and wreath of Russia, the flags of t...

Coats of arms were at first used only by kings and princes, then by their great nobles, but by th...

Much myth and fantasy surrounds the events of the Wars of the Roses (1455-1485): a bloody and pro...

On 12 October 1492 Columbus discovered the New World. In the following decade a number of Spanish...

In the early crusades men of all ranks from all over Europe took the cross and went to fight Isla...

The epic conflict between Rome and Carthage remains one of the most compelling stories of militar...

Almost continual warfare raged in Europe during the period 1300-1500. These wars were the furnace...

The ancient warrior code which persisted in medieval Christian Europe dictated that a man's great...

This text by Terence Wise explores some of the fascinating peoples who comprised the ancient armi...

In the summer of 1804, the eagle was chosen as the symbol of the French Army by Napoleon himself....

In this third of three volumes examining the flags of the Napoleonic Wars [Men-at-Arms 77, 78 & 1...