God Speaks First to His Englishmen: The Armada of 1588 Was English success against the Spanish Armada an instance of...
Just War: Ancient influence on Islam and on the Spanish Conquistadors The study of justice in war is ancient in India...
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War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The defeat of Napoleon, 1806-1815 In 1810 Napoleon's France ruled or controlled the greater part...
After Iraq - Shall we ever intervene again? The former leader of the Liberal Democrats, the Rt Hon...
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Rare and Endangered Languages - 'Why should we protect endangered languages?' Dr Nicholas Ostler argues for the preservation of the world's...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: War and Revolution in 1848 The international settlement reached at the Congress of Vienna in...
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