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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Articles
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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The Rise and Fall of Mercia
Mercia was the height of stability, and strength, in the hundred years before the reign of Alfred the Great, but why did that strength fade?
Why Historical Crime Fiction Matters
Historical crime fiction allows the present to claim ownership over the past.
Never Forget
Oliver Webb-Carter
The editor addresses the UK reaction to the terrorist attack in Israel.
The Victory of Man and Machine
Al Murray
Podcaster, comedian and historian demonstrates how the allies learned to win the Second World War.
Ben Target: LORENZO
Amie Bawa
A pleasure to dip into Target’s world and experience love and loss through his lens.
Putin and the Old-Age Dilemmas of Russian Military Reform
Mark Galeotti
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed his own army’s limitations. He only had to look at the history books.
The War for the Soul of the Nation
Anna Legat
Polish resistance during the Second World War had many factions.
Historical Heroes: Khaled al–Asaad
Khaled al-Asaad might not be the most famous of heroes we’ve featured in the magazine, but he deserves to be.
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