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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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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The Reel War: Military History & Film
How many times have you watched a war film and despaired of its accuracy?
How To Sell Historical Fiction: The Past Is The Future
Oliver Webb-Carter
As editor of Aspects of History, I am often asked at book launches and in correspondence with authors about how historical novelists can and do sell books.
1064: Harold Godwinson’s Enigmatic Trip to Normandy
What prompted the journey to Normandy where the oath made by Harold would have fatal consequences for his reign.
Review: Ockham’s Razor’s Tess
Amie Bawa
A mesmerising spectacle that not only does the novel justice, but itself deserves genuine applause.
From Taranto to Pearl Harbor
The template for the Japanese attack was a little known British victory in November 1940.
The Mysterious Death of Joseph Stalin
The disturbing tale behind the death of Uncle Joe.
Kush: The End of the World
In his recent novel Bellatrix, the bestselling author has taken the Romans south of Egypt to the wondrous kingdom of Kush.
Review: Legion at the British Museum
Oliver Webb-Carter
Our editor visited the new exhibition and came away impressed.
Tamerlane & the Reawakening of Mongol Asia
Peter Jackson
The author of a new history of the Mongols profiles Tamerlane, the great 14th century conqueror.
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