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Aspects of History Book of the Year: The Siege
Oliver Webb-Carter
Our Book of the Year is The Siege, by Ben Macintyre.
Books of 2024 From Aspects of History
Our authors and contributors recommend books they've enjoyed this year
Old Delhi to New: A Murderous History of India’s Capital City
Vaseem Khan
Delhi’s transformation spans empires from mythic beginnings to the three-hundred-year-relationship between Britain and India.
John de Vere: Kingbreaker
John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford, overcame exile, piracy, and imprisonment to become a pillar of the new Tudor regime.
Reinhard Heydrich: The Man With The Iron Heart
Nigel Jones
Himmler’s deputy and Hitler’s favourite was the architect of the Holocaust and a ruthless Nazi responsible for the Einsatzgruppen.
Historical Heroes: Patrick Leigh Fermor
Oliver Webb-Carter
The writer and Hellenophile is a natural choice as Historical Hero for our editor.
The Admiral’s Eyes
The front-line Hydrographic Pathfinders of the Royal Navy were a vital unit.
The Congress of Terror
R.N.Morris
The rise of the People’s Will and their deadly plot against Tsar Alexander II.
I Am André
Diana Mara Henry
After three decades of research, Diana Mara Henry discovers the man behind the aliases.
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