Frederic Thesiger News Today

When greed for diamonds drew the British Empire into conflict with the Zulu Kingdom, soldiers at a tiny outpost waged a desperate fight to survive.

A network of spies helped the British embassy track Indian freedom fighters in Japan, such as Rash Behari Bose.

If the Brown Bess and Martini Henry rifles built the British Empire, then the Maxim Gun allowed it to expand and gain mastery of the battlefield.