Scale Model World is one of the world’s best scale modelling festivals and takes place every year at the Telford International Centre. Casemate have been attending for several years now and always find it to[…]
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Eleven Facts You (Probably) Don’t Know About the American Civil War
The American Civil War remains the bloodiest conflict in America’s history. Fought from 1861-65, the war is still widely studied today, and many of the battles, leaders and stories have passed into American folklore. However,[…]
The Day the War Swung to the Allies: The Battle of Ruweisat Ridge
The following blog post is written by Chris Jephson, co-author of The Day Rommel Was Stopped. The book is about how the Allied forces finally managed to stop Rommel’s advance at the First Battle of[…]
Knights: 8 Facts you (Probably) Don’t Know About Knights
Knights were central to European warfare and society for centuries during the Middle Ages. Knights were noble cavalrymen fighting for their king and for their god, participating in a complex system of chivalry and warfare.[…]
London’s Civil War
The following is written by David Flintham, the author of ‘Civil War London‘ out this week from Helion and Company. Any decent London bookshop will have shelves devoted to the history of the capital.[…]
Greek Warriors: 8 Facts you (Probably) Don’t Know About Greek Warriors
The Greeks were not only founders of democracy and revolutionaries in philosophic thought; they were also fearsome warriors. Across the islands and valleys of the Greek world men were trained in a variety of fighting[…]
Journey’s End to be Staged in Ypres
With World War One enduring one of its bloodiest phases 100 years ago, there has never been a better time for artists, directors, historians and writers to explore the tragic conflict. While we at Casemate[…]
Unit 731 – The Josef Mengele’s of the East
Benjamin Lai is an expert on the modern Chinese military and author of The Dragon’s Teeth. Last month, the national Japanese broadcaster showed a documentary about the existence of Unit 731 during the Second World[…]
8 Facts you Probably Don’t Know About the Vikings
The word Viking was used in the Viking Age, but not as the name of a nation. Probably the word emerged as the name of a sea warrior or member of a warrior brotherhood, with[…]