As part of the IWM's 9/11 Twenty Years On commemoration, the German director is exhibiting his photographs taken at Ground Zero and our editor visited the display.
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Silent Warriors
The recent history of the SBS has prompted the official historian of the Household Cavalry to recall key personnel.
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The Last Viking
Before Norwegian king Harald Hardrada led the last great Viking invasion of England, he led a life of legend
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The Making of Global Britain
An early venture to Benin ended in failure, but the making of Global Britain was during the 16th century.
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A Corpse on Everest: George Mallory
The 1924 Everest expedition ended in tragedy, but did they conquer the mountain?
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Origins of a Legend: Robin Hood and the Disinherited
Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Prince of Thieves, Sean Connery, Errol Flynn and Douglas Fairbanks. There have been so many interpretations of the legendary figure, but where does the story really come from? Novelist and historian David Pilling reveals all.
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Mantinea: When the Spartans Actually Won
The Spartans have an undeserved reputation for military success, but Mantinea was one major victory.
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All Empires Are Not Alike
All Empires are not alike, but they want you to think they are
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Heart of Darkness: The Slave Ship Zong
The Atlantic slave trade has many gruesome tales. This tragic and brutal massacre is one of the most shameful.
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What Did the Romans Ever Do For Britannia?
Jacquie Rogers
The Romans transformed Britain into a wealthy island by the 4th century.
Mantinea: When the Spartans Actually Won
Myke Cole
The Spartans have an undeserved reputation for military success, but Mantinea was one major victory.
Saint Columba & Aedan: To Dunadd, Citadel of Kings
The author of The Chronicles of Iona writes about the hillfort of Dunadd, seat of Aedan, King of Dal Riata.
The Last Assassin: Cassius Parmensis
The assassins of Caesar were ruthlessly hunted down, and the last man standing was Cassius Parmensis
Operation Mincemeat at the Southwark Playhouse
A new musical is on, and its subject is the covert British operation during WW2 to confuse the Nazis before the invasion of Italy.
A Corpse on Everest: George Mallory
The 1924 Everest expedition ended in tragedy, but did they conquer the mountain?
Hitler and Stalin: Operation Barbarossa and the Decision to Attack the Soviet Union
Frank McDonough
Frank McDonough, acclaimed historian of Nazi Germany, looks at the talks between the two powers that ended in Hitler's catastrophic decision.
Five Favourites: Books on the Indian Mutiny
Gordon Corrigan, acclaimed historian, picks his favourite accounts of the uprising during British rule in India.
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