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The Voyages of James Cook 1768–80
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The Voyages of James Cook 1768–80
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Despite Cook’s demonstration of the dimensions of Australia in his first voyage, contemporary scientists believed the real Terra Australis was bigger still and further south. In 1772, he was commissioned to find it. His expedition visited a number of Polynesian islands, and discovered the bellicose propensities of the Maori tribes.... More
The Wall around Beijing 1368–1644
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The Wall around Beijing 1368–1644
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The Ming made a powerful – and risky – statement of intent when they moved their capital to Beijing. Close to the notoriously porous borders with the warlike Mongol khanates, past rulers of China (1271–1368), it made secure defences crucial. The Ming would make massive, but ultimately futile efforts to... More
The War of 1812
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The War of 1812
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The war had three main theatres: the Gulf of Mexico and American southwest; the Atlantic seaboard; and, the Canadian borders. Initially, preoccupied by the war with Napoleon, the British adopted a defensive stance, using their naval supremacy to blockade American ports, although, with the aid of their Indian allies, gains... More
The Wars of Religion 1530–47
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The Wars of Religion 1530–47
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Germany was the heartland of the Reformation, which began in 1517, and many princes of the Holy Roman Empire converted to the Protestant cause, leading to intermittent religious conflict. In 1531 the Lutheran territories of the Empire formed a defensive league, the Schmalkaldic League, to resist any attempt to enforce... More
The Warsaw Rising 1 August – 2 October 1944
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The Warsaw Rising 1 August – 2 October 1944
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With the Soviet armies advancing from the east and driving out the German occupiers, the Polish nationalists seized their chance to liberate Warsaw. Operation Tempest, the largest single resistance action of World War II, began on 1 August with the Poles quickly taking control of much of the city centre... More
The Weimar Republic 1919–33
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The Weimar Republic 1919–33
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The Weimar Republic has become synonymous with weak government, but, in truth it was dealt a near impossible hand. As the administration was being established Communist rebels were fighting for control in Berlin and Munich. It was also unceasingly attacked by conservative purveyors of the ‘stab-in-the back’ myth, accusing its... More
The West Bank 1967
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The West Bank 1967
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Both Syria and Jordan had been tentative about entering the Six-Day War, but were deceived by Egypt’s President Nasser, who claimed the Israelis were being routed. Israeli forces on the Jordanian border were intended to adopt a defensive position, while the offensive proceeded in Sinai. But the Jordan-held West Bank... More
The Western Front 1915
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The Western Front 1915
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Despite the number of Allied offensives and German counterattacks, no significant advances were made on the western front in 1915. The relentless artillery barrages, entrenchments and barred wire meant that both sides ended up deadlocked. The Germans launched one major offensive at Ypres, April 1915, where they introduced chlorine gas... More
The Western Front December 1914
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The Western Front December 1914
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Following the swift German advance into eastern France through Belgium and Luxembourg in August 1914 under the Schlieffen plan, progress quickly slowed as both sides suffered unexpectedly heavy casualties. A series of offensives and counteroffensives yielding minimal ground forced a race to the sea as both sides attempted to outflank... More
The Western Front on Armistice Day 11 November 1918
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The Western Front on Armistice Day 11 November 1918
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The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was, understandably, a stop-gap solution directed towards achieving an instant cessation of hostilities, rather than reflecting faithfully events on the ground. That considered reflection would emerge from the Treaty of Versailles, concluded on 28 June 1919. The Armistice formally renounced the Treaties of Brest–Litovsk... More
The Western Mediterranean 1480–1578
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The Western Mediterranean 1480–1578
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The Battle of Lepanto (1571) was hailed a historic victory for Christendom against the ‘infidel’ Turks. The fleet of the Holy League (Papal States, Spain, Venice) annihilated their Ottoman enemy, sinking or capturing almost 200 ships. The admiral that day, Don John of Austria, went on to recapture Tunis (1573).... More
The Western Pacific 14 March–13 June 1945
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The Western Pacific 14 March–13 June 1945
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US naval capabilities continued to strengthen throughout the course of World War II, outstripping those of the Japanese Imperial Navy, which was defeated in a number of key naval battles. The shift towards strategic and tactical operations based increasingly around aircraft carriers allowed the US Navy to engage in long... More