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3 days ago · Britain's army must be ready in three years to fight a war against an "axis of upheaval" of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, the force's new chief has warned. While stressing that conflict was ...
5 days ago · Overseeing everything was Lincoln himself, the commander in chief. Taking the responsibility for men and supplies was Secretary of War Stanton. Serving as a presidential adviser and as a liaison with military men was Halleck, the chief of staff.
4 days ago · On 23 December 1899 Roberts left England to return to South Africa with his chief of staff Lord Kitchener on the RMS Dunottar Castle to take overall command of British forces in the Second Boer War, subordinating the previous commander, General Redvers Buller.
1 day ago · Instead his plan reflects a fear that war might come sooner than anyone thinks. General Walker sees 2027-28 as a moment in which Russian rearmament, China’s threat to Taiwan and Iran’s nuclear ...
Jul 19, 2024 · Philippe Pétain (born April 24, 1856, Cauchy-à-la-Tour, France—died July 23, 1951, Île d’Yeu) was a French general who was a national hero for his victory at the Battle of Verdun in World War I but was discredited as chief of state of the French government at Vichy in World War II.
3 days ago · Britain must be ready to fight a major war in three years, the new head of the Army has said, as he warned Russia would seek revenge on the West for aiding Ukraine. General Sir Roly Walker, Chief ...
3 days ago · The British army has three years to prepare for war, according to its new chief, as he announced an ambitious reform programme to get the force fighting fit for modern warfare. General Sir Roly ...
