When John Dill died on Nov. 4, 1944, it shook the upper echelons of the United States military, right up through Army Chief of Staff Gen. George C. Marshall.

The Royal Artillery has been pleased to congratulate General David Richards, Baron Richards of Herstmonceux, whom the King has exercised his will and pleasure in appointing to the honorary rank of ...

Field Marshal Lord Guthrie says he was wrong to back Remain and now believes leaving would be 'better' for British defence ONE of Britain’s top military chiefs has switched sides in the ...

A field marshal is the highest rank in armies – like Pakistan’s and India’s – that follow the British Army’s traditions. How rare is the field marshal rank? Very.

Field Marshal Lord Carver, 86, a highly decorated combat veteran of World War II who went on to hold the highest posts in the British army, write about a dozen popular and authoritative volumes of ...

Vincent was promoted to field marshal in 1992, shortly before his election as chairman of Nato’s Military Committee, the first time since 1974 that a British commander had held the post.