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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Books of 2022 From Aspects of History
Our authors and contributors recommend books they've enjoyed this year
Prince Rupert the Devil
Eleanor Swift-Hook
Prince Rupert of the Rhine was portrayed harshly by the Parliamentarians, but was he really so bad?
How the Redcoat Learnt the Art of War
Huw J. Davies
The lessons learnt in America led to victory over Napoleon years later.
Britain in the World Wars
Robin Prior
It was only towards the end of the Second World War that the British stumbled upon the ideal combination of general and politician.
Alexander at the British Library – Reviewed
Oliver Webb-Carter
Alexander the Great: The Making of a Myth shows his influence, thousands of years after his death.
Medieval – Reviewed
Oliver Webb-Carter
A new Czech film on the early life of one of history's finest generals has just been released.
Roman Auxiliaries: The Celtic Headhunters
The Roman Army in Britain contained many locals, and among them the most feared were the Celts.
Alexander the Great in the Dock
Oliver Webb-Carter
Classics for All’s latest 'moot trial' brought history’s greatest commander to the Supreme Court.
Pax Romana
Maintaining order in Roman Britannia’s vast militarised zone was not easy.
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