American War of Independence

Who was the first President of America? It has to be George Washington, right? The great Commander in Chief of the Continental Army and vanquisher of the British? Washington was certainly the first President of the United States of America under the United States Constitution. But America had a whole clutch of presidents before 1788. In a similar vein to the frustrating exercise to locate America’s […]

The first President of the United States

Who was Britain’s greatest ever foe? The contest, run by the National Army Museum, lends itself to controversy and debate. And that is exactly what the museum encouraged by hosting a day long event with presentations on behlf of five leading contendors followed by questions, discussion and a secret ballot. The list was narrowed down from a long list of twenty to the top five by a […]