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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MEDIEVAL LATEST
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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Pandemics & Politics
The impact of disease has had a major impact throughout history, and Covid will with us.
James Madison: President of Fun
The social life of America's fourth president and his wife make Boris Johnson's party culture seem funereal in comparison
The Munich Agreement: Why the Struggle, Again?
Why are we arguing again about Neville Chamberlain, appeasement and the Munich crisis?
Canada in the Second World War
Dave Mason
Canada was a key ally in the fight against Germany in the Second World War
The Forgotten Story of the Hidden Village
Imogen Matthews
The author of the WW2 set novel, The Hidden Village describes the history behind it.
The Story of Berlin
Berlin is the most unusual German city says its latest biographer.
The Oak Door of Aberffraw
The author and historian explores the conquest of Wales by Edward I.
Edward A Carter: Medal of Honor Winner
Robert Child
Medal of Honor recipient Edward Carter’s battles continued long after the Second World War.
The British Nazi
Benson Freeman was an RAF officer and a member of Oswald Mosley's fascists, but from there he graduated to full-blown treason.
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