In the early weeks of World War I, the German cruiser SMS Emden, under Korvettenkapitän Karl von Müller, had already devastated Allied trade routes by sinking 60% of commerce in the region.

Doubtless, British colonialism was more benign than German colonialism and much good came out of it. But then apartheid, communism, fascism all produced some good - all three kept down crime and ...

This would divert British resources away from the continental carnage in Europe, aiding German ambitions for Europe. On the whole, Ferguson’s book appreciates the myriad ways in which the British ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. For most Americans, D-Day remains the most famous battle of World War II. It was not the end of the war against Nazism. At most, it was the beginning of the ...

Ex-Premier David Lloyd George, now en route to the U. S., published a book in London called Is It Peace? The work is distinctly pessimistic about the progress of peace since he went out of office, ...

Those lessons beckon today for Britain, and America, too. In the end, the empire — “the red on the map” — was a symbol, not the basis, of British influence. The home islands themselves, it could be ...

The Attorney General has described “almost every element” of the British Empire as racist and revealed he fought to get reparations.. Lord Hermer, speaking on a podcast for his former chambers ...

Among Scots who state that they know either a great deal or fair amount about Scotland’s role in the British Empire, 50 per cent believe the country was a partner rather than a subordinate.