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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Our Future Was Forged by War
Alex Hippisley-Cox
A new Second World War book now has illustrations to bring the text to life.
Harold Pinter Double Bill: Twice the Comedy, Twice the Menace
The Dumb Waiter and A Slight Ache are on at the Greenwhich Theatre.
Reflections on Voltaire
Lynda Aylett-Green
Voltaire's bolt-hole at Ferney was a perfect escape from life.
Chateau de Costaérès
Barbara Josselsohn
This Breton castle off the coast of France forms the inspiration for a new novel.
19th Century Russian War Crimes
R.N.Morris
The Russian Army has form when it comes to committing atrocities.
Luxury & Power: Persia to Greece at the British Museum
Oliver Webb-Carter
A new exhibition of the blend between Greece & Persia is on at the BM, and has some remarkable pieces.
The Vercors Uprising, July 1944
When the French Resistance launched a brave assault on the Nazi and Vichy regimes.
Gudrid the Wanderer and the Modern Detective Novel
Iceland has long provided fascination for authors, and none more so than for Michael Ridpath.
Food & Class in Victorian Britain
Pen Vogler
Focusing on topics from avocados, to dessert forks, to names for the evening meal, food is inextricably linked with class.
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