We tell the story of this war through more than a dozen dramatic accounts from Spanish, French, British, German and Polish ...

Step into the chaos of the Napoleonic Wars through the eyes of those who lived it. From 1808 to 1814, Spain and Portugal became the battleground for brutal conflict during the Peninsular War.

Costa Rica, a gem in Central America known for its biodiversity and stable democracy, has a storied past that led to its independence. The journey to ...

Shortly after the outbreak of the Peninsular War (1808-1814), the British 14th Light Dragoons was dispatched to Spain with Sir Arthur Wellesely's army. Arriving in 1809, the regiment would spend ...

Members of RUSI can make use of the library when it is not being used for events. We will indicate below when the library is available for members to drop in each week. You can contact our Librarian, ...

Trevithick’s Catch Me Who Can (1808) was designed as part of a demonstration ... of Wellington defeated the French during the Peninsular War. Puffing Billy (1813-14) is the oldest surviving ...

SEVENTY-NINE YEARS ago the end was in sight for World War 2. Germany unconditionally surrendered on May 7, 1945. Japan unconditionally surrendered on September 2, 1945.

For a few fleeting moments, the scars of 21 months of war seem to fade, when families huddle together to hear Mohamed's nostalgic rap lyrics about life before the war. "When I play rap songs ...

Donald Trump wants to negotiate an end to the Russo-Ukrainian war. But for a cease-fire not to boomerang back as an even bigger calamity, Moscow must come to terms with a hard truth — ending its ...

The short list has been announced for the annual Peninsula Classics Best of the Best Award, which crowns just one winner from the automobiles named Best of Show in the preceding year’s most ...