From the Malayan campaign to the tense final days of Japanese rule in Singapore, the career of Lt Col “Fitz” Fitzpatrick, preserved in family papers, brings to light wartime stories of the Indian Army and the final years of the Raj.
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30 Commando and The Wizard War, by Alan Bardos
During the race for wartime technology, Ian Fleming’s 30 Commando led Britain’s hunt for enemy intelligence as the Allied invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy gathered pace.
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Ibsen’s Ghosts at the Questors Theatre — A Review
A dark and emotionally charged production of Ghosts at the Questors Theatre.
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The Two Hundred Years War and the Shaping of Our World, by Michael Livingston
What we label the Hundred Years War is an example of modern periodisation, clouding the forces at play in the Anglo-French conflicts of the Medieval period. Reframing the conflict over two centuries uncover how such European rivalries prompted the era of global exploration that followed.
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MEDIEVAL LATEST
What is the Blood Price?
The novelist's latest is a departure from the Norman invasion, but what's the story behind it?
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Alexander the Great in the Dock
Classics for All’s latest 'moot trial' brought history’s greatest commander to the Supreme Court.
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Hadrian’s Wall: Strategic Masterpiece or Monumental Folly?
Was Hadrian's Wall built to keep out barbarians, or rather to demonstrate the power of Rome?
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Unionism & The Treaty
Ulster leader James Craig thought he had beaten Lloyd George during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.
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What the Quiet American Teaches Us
I.S. Berry
On Getting Involved: What The Quiet American teaches us and how it inspired my spy novel
Masters of the Air
Paul Bingley, historian of the Eighth Air Force, delves into the making of the Apple TV series and the brave airmen who fought in the bombing campaign.
Historical Heroes: Nell Gwyn
The embodiment of Restoration England, and Charles II’s mistress described by Pepys as “pretty, witty Nell”.
Top Five: Books on The Battle of Agincourt
Richard Foreman, author of the bestselling Band of Brothers series, about Henry V and the Agincourt campaign, recommends five books.
The Fateful Year: 1066
Anglo-Saxon resistance did not melt away at the conclusion of the Battle of Hastings.
The Spice Race
The hunt for spices saw the beginnings of globalisation as the Portuguese, Spanish and later the Dutch ventured to the Spice Islands.
Fairfax Of Virginia
Hugh Fairfax
Sir Thomas Fairfax's descendants were intertwined with American history.
Historical Heroes: Bill Slim
Some talk of Wellington and Marlborough as Britain’s greatest general, but Field Marshal William Slim is a name that is often overlooked.
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