This article argues that contemporary Western military innovation has become a strategic dead end. Tracing the evolution of military innovation from the Revolution in Military Affairs through counteri...

Balance of higher education funding now “badly out of whack”, says Universities UK chief

In the early 1970s, the West was at a crossroads. The combination of a less reliable United States, global oil crisis, détente, and rising new powers all shook the foundations of the post-1945 orde...

Alt: A very sassy looking Lady Bracknell from The Importance of Being Earnest

This seminar, founded in 1958 by Sir Michael Howard at the same time as he developed the discipline of War Studies

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Abstract. This article presents a new interpretation of the Mediterranean war (1940–3), demonstrating that it was a war of attrition. Historians have tende

Over 90 entries were received in 2025 – Meet the nominees of the Maritime Media Awards.

What’s yours is what we are negotiating over. The humiliation of President Trump.

This is why you need a plan: to read attentively but efficiently, and sustainably, without surrendering your book-life balance.

One would be hard put to suggest that the Second World War’s naval war in the Arctic was a forgotten campaign; events including the destruction of convoy P

Expansionist desires, aggressive military actions, and the consolidation of power in its internal affairs used to attack political enemies, Keir Giles explains how, while writing his new book, he came...

Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 5 October and 14 December 2026   Fellowships are awarded to those who have made an original contribution to historical scholarship, typically through the a...

A one-day workshop/symposium on 14 January 2027 at the National Maritime Museum, focusing on the disciplinary crossroads between medical, social, and maritime history

Tactical excellence can never salvage strategic incompetence.

ALT: Ralph Wiggum: I'm in Danger!

The Defence Academy of the United Kingdom has extended its academic provision contracts with King’s College London and Cranfield University for a further four years, continuing defence and security education opportunities for military personnel, UK industry, civil servants and international partners to 2031. This continued academic provision will support efforts to maintain safety and security in an increasingly insecure global environment.