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Author: Andrew Knighton

Articles by Andrew Knighton:

The Grand Old Duke of York: A British Military Reformer

May 28, 2017

The grand old Duke of York He had ten thousand men He marched them up to the top of the hill And he marched them…

The Red Baron: Manfred von Richthofen, Famed WW1 Flying Ace

May 28, 2017

The greatest fighter ace of the First World War, Manfred von Richthofen, was born on the 2nd of May 1892. Becoming an officer cadet at…

The English Civil War Brought Reforms And Victory To New Model Army

May 28, 2017

The early years of the English Civil Wars did not always go well for the Parliamentary army. Royalist victories saw the forces of King Charles…

Amiens: the beginning of the Hundred Days Offensive – The Allies brought enormous resources to bear

May 27, 2017

In August 1918, the Allied forces began their final great push of the First World War. Later known as the Hundred Days Offensive, this series…

The Battle of the Ourcq – The Americans make their presence felt at the Marne

May 27, 2017

Although they only arrived in the final year of the First World War, the Americans made their presence felt. The volume of manpower and resources…

Four Great Disasters of the First World War

May 27, 2017

The First World War is regarded by many with horror. Ill-considered tactics, stubborn persistence, and a lack of understanding of how war was changing led…

The largest American military operation of the First World War – The Meuse-Argonne Offensive

May 27, 2017

The Meuse-Argonne Offensive was the largest American military operation of the First World War. Engaging over a million American soldiers throughout the last months of…

Five Inspiring British Officers of the First World War – A Time of Great Bravery, Great Horror, and Great Sacrifice

May 27, 2017

Thousands of men served as officers in the British army during the First World War. Many of them lost their lives, and the survivors were…

Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, Legendary German WWI Commander Who Triumphed Against All The Odds

May 27, 2017

Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck faced the most challenging task of any German commander in the First World War. In Europe, the Germans were confident of…

General Jan Smuts: Fighting Snobbery and Germany in East Africa in WWI

May 27, 2017

As a South African officer in the British Army of World War One, General Jan Smuts struggled against prejudice as much as he did against…

Lawrence of Arabia – one of the most mythologised officers in modern military history

May 27, 2017

Thomas Edward Lawrence is one of the most mythologised officers in modern history. A biography by a journalist, his own writings, and a film about…

The Oslo Report: How a German Scientist Gave Away Nazi Military Secrets and Why Britain Almost Ignored Him

May 27, 2017

Early in the Second World War, the British received a dossier of Nazi military secrets. The extraordinary contents had been sent at great personal risk…

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