British troops have discarded their helmets and put on their berets in a number of areas which were war zones just days ago. The "helmets off, berets on" order has now been issued to soldiers ...

The Second Boer War lasted three years and the British needed to enlist more recruits. Many British men volunteered. During the war, the British army experienced great difficulty in finding fit ...

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2012. Pp. xviii, 290. Illus., maps, notes, biblio., index. $34.95. ISBN: 0806142898. Noted British historian Spencer Jones takes a look at how disaster in the ...