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On 24 February 2022, the Russian Federation launched an all-out invasion of Ukraine. Coming after years of tensions following Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and thinly veiled direct armed support for separatists fighting in Donbass and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine, observers gave Ukraine's (...)

Explores the J-20 stealth fighter's development, technologies, and global impact, highlighting China's rise as a major player in combat aviation.The J-20 fifth generation stealth fighter program has epitomised China's rise from a laggard in combat aviation into a potential world leader. J-20 Mighty (...)

Examines the early Cold War development of the USAF's jet fighters and fighter-bombers, detailing political, industrial, and technological challenges and innovations.In the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the air forces of the United States faced unprecedented challenges. (...)

Explores the unique multi-ethnic British Indian armies under the East India Company.The armies of British India were, as one of its members wrote, the most extraordinary phenomenon in the history of the world.' Multi-ethnic, composed of men of diverse ethnicities and faiths, under the flag of the (...)

The Honvéd War provides a detailed and informative account of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence from 1848 to 1849, a pivotal conflict in Central European history. Nigel Smith's work focuses on the organization, tactics, and operations of the Hungarian Honvéd Army, as well as the (...)

A set of miniature wargame rules that lets players command armies from Japan, China, Southeast Asia, and India, spanning the Renaissance and shaping the future of empires.Renatio et Gloriam is a set of tabletop miniature rules that allows you to fight largescale battles from the Renaissance. (...)

Examines the state of the British Army in 2025, focusing on its organization, reviews, and equipment updates.The October 2024 revision of the British Army's website carried the headnote 'The Army The Nation Needs: Protecting the United Kingdom and helping it prosper by fighting and winning our (...)

The Wars for Independence, also called the First and the Second SerboTurkish Wars 1876 1878, were the first military conflicts in the modernhistory of the Serbian state, after which the Principality of Serbia gained full independence at the Berlin Congress.There are many written sources concerning (...)

The political phenomenon known as the Springtime of the Nations' swept through Europe in 1848, toppling thrones, forcing old autocratic regimes to grant constitutions to the people and bringing street fighting and large scale campaigns to cities and states across the continent. What is not (...)