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
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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Post-War Orphans
Lizzie Page
The treatment of orphans post-war has proved the inspiration for a series of novels.
Crime in WW2 London
London saw plenty of criminals taking advantage of the chaos of the German bombings.
Aspects of History’s Top 10 War Films
Oliver Webb-Carter
Our editor gives his run down in the wake of the BAFTA win of All Quiet on the Western Front.
The Unconventional Enemy
Andrew Richards
For British soldiers serving after the fall of the Wall new challenges have arisen in place of the communist threat.
Ho Chi Minh & the Vietnam War
Ian Gardner
The background to the Vietnam War that saw more than 3 million killed.
A Real Life Fairy Tale: The Springfield Witch-Hunt
Malcolm Gaskill
The author of a new book on witch-trials of 17th century America describes the atmosphere of the time.
Charles Dickens & Charity
Dickens was a picture of charity, and the author of the Dickens Investigations describes those endeavours.
The Burke & Wills Expedition
David Cairns
The author of a new novel describes the ill-fated journey into the Australian outback.
Hereward the Wake
The Normans had to deal with a warm welcome from two Anglo-Saxon leaders in particular
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