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The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation

The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation

From innovative Edwardian pilots and the first transatlantic flight to the technological leaps of the First World War and the development of the Spitfire, the historian makes the case that the eccentric pioneers who paved the way for Britain’s place in the skies deserve more of the limelight.
Charles Spicer
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The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation

The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation

From innovative Edwardian pilots and the first transatlantic flight to the technological leaps of the First World War and the development of the Spitfire, the historian makes the case that the eccentric pioneers who paved the way for Britain’s place in the skies deserve more of the limelight.
Charles Spicer
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Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly

Sir Gruffydd Donne: Knight of Kidwelly

The novelist traces one man's journey from the shadow of his grandfather’s support for Owain Glyndwr to a career fighting for Henry V and Henry VI, and explores a Welsh family whose fortunes hinged on some of the defining conflicts of medieval Britain.
John Pitts
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Rethinking Communism’s History

Rethinking Communism’s History

Karl Marx was never the original architect of the communist tradition, which traces deeper roots from French revolutionary thought and the utopian ideals of Babeuf and Blanqui.
Paul Mason
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NATO’s Greatest Achievement

Sten Rynning

NATO's response to the fall of communism has made it the world's most powerful alliance.

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Land of the Blind

Andy Owen

Lessons must be learned by the Afghanistan experience.

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Orwell & The Past

D.J. Taylor

D.J. Taylor writes about Orwell’s relationship with the past, and how it influenced Nineteen Eighty-Four.

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The Franco-Prussian War & the Road to the Great War

Rachel Chrastil

In a matter of months Prussia had defeated France, and then Bismarck then embarked on his unification project.

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Mycenae: Behind the Myths

Susan C. Wilson

The author of a new novel on Clytemnestra writes about the ancient city that was central to so many myths.

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The Other Renaissance

Paul Strathern

The renaissance of Bruges in Flanders was felt in France, the German states, England, and even in Italy.

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My Enemy’s Enemy: The German-Japanese Intelligence Alliance

Alan Bardos

The intelligence war raged in the lead up to Pearl Harbor.

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Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Giles Milton

Lovers in colonial India plotted to murder their spouses with disastrous results.

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Review: Syncopation

Mara Luca

It's 1912 New York and ragtime is all the rage.

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Mátyás Rákosi: Committed Stalinist

Martyn Rady

In Mátyás Rákosi, First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People’s Party, Josef Stalin had a devoted acolyte.

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