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The Battle of Moscow (Oct 41 to Jan 42) was Germany's first major land defeat in the Second World War (1939-45). Although Axis panzer divisions reached within 20 miles (32 km) of the Soviet capital, the USSR's Red Army, led by Marshal Georgi...

Zeppelin airships were used by Germany to attack its enemies on all fronts during the First World War (1914-18). Bombing raids, usually conducted at night, targeted key infrastructure like railways and docks, dropping both explosive and incendiary...

The chariot was used in Chinese warfare from around 1250 BCE but enjoyed its heyday between the 8th and 5th century BCE when various states were constantly battling for control of China. Employed as a status symbol, a shock weapon, to pursue...

The use of cavalry in Chinese warfare was a significant development which was largely responsible for the abandonment of chariots, that vehicle being much slower and more cumbersome to manoeuvre in battle conditions. The greater speed and...

The Battle of Poitiers on 19 September 1356 CE was the second great battle of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE) after Crécy (1346 CE) and, once again, it was the English who won. Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376 CE), son of Edward III...

The Battle of Crécy on 26 August 1346 CE saw an English army defeat a much larger French force in the first great battle of the Hundred Years' War (1337-1453 CE). Edward III of England (r. 1327-1377 CE) and his son Edward the Black Prince...

A photograph of a German soldier wearing a flamethrower, a weapon developed during the First World War (1914-18). (Imperial War Museums)

A Lee-Enfield bolt-action rifle with bayonet attached, the standard weapon for British Army soldiers on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.

A photograph showing the interior of a Mills Bomb hand grenade, a weapon developed during the First World War (1914-18). When the ring was pulled and the hand lever released, the spring-like striker hit the percussion cap below which then...

A 1918 photograph showing a sailor on a British torpedo boat destroyer preparing depth charges, a weapon developed during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial War Museums, London.