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
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The Two Hundred Years War and the Shaping of Our World
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
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Hadrian’s Wall: Strategic Masterpiece or Monumental Folly?
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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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American Gibraltar: The Fortress at Louisbourg
David O. Stewart
The Fortress of Louisbourg was a prize the British lusted after during the Seven Years War, but was this the first possession that would lead to the loss of the 13 colonies?
Churchill and Mustard Gas
Anthony Tucker-Jones
Churchill was an enthusiastic proponent of using the deadly chemical weapon.
Julian Corbett: Military Genius
Andrew Lambert
Julian Corbett, the great naval strategist, was a British Clausewitz. Are we following his doctrine today?
Football and the Nazis
Alex Gerlis
The Nazis were only to keen to use football as propaganda. The author of a new novel set in the period digs deeper.
The Dublin Railway Murder: Criminal Investigation and the Press
Thomas Morris
It was a horrifying crime, but did the press disrupt the investigation?
Before the Assassination: Archduke Ferdinand and the General
Was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand a failure of intelligence or a consequence of ambition?
Henry III & the Truce with Navarre
Was Theobold II of Navarre looking to stab Henry III in the back?
An Introduction to Robert Hooke
Robert J. Lloyd
A great scientist of the 17th century is the inspiration behind a new novel.
Crazy Rich Georgians: Elizabeth Chudleigh & Friends
Catherine Ostler
While Britain’s American colonies are fighting bitterly for independence, the trial of Elizabeth Chudleigh enthralled London high society.
Liberating Libya
Rupert Wieloch
The author of a new history of Libya introduces Britain's relationship with the North African country.
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