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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Five Favourites: Tudor Histories
The Tudor historian picks his five favourite history books of the period.
What’s My Poison? Arsenic and other Methods of Murder.
Poisons, and particularly arsenic feature frequently in Victorian novels.
Agatha Christie’s Greatest Mystery
We'll never know the real reason why Agatha Christie disappeared.
1942: Britain at the Brink
Taylor Downing
1942 was perhaps the darkest year for Britain during the Second World War.
Hitler’s Winter
Anthony Tucker-Jones
The Ardennes Offensive was very much Hitler's plan, and it ended in disaster for the Germans.
The Harwich Striking Force
Steve R Dunn
The Beef Trip, not a steakhouse, in 1916 it was a vital part of Britain’s food security and the blockade of Germany.
WeHaveWaysFest 2022
Hector Macandrew
Our roving reporter visited the WW2 festival and had a splendid time.
Hitler’s Greatest Mistake
Charlie Laderman
The declaration of war on America by Japan and Germany is a subject that hasn’t had the attention that it has deserved – until now.
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