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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.
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Foreign Volunteers and the Global Civil War: Why 35,000 People Fought in Spain
The novelist uncovers the motivations of those volunteers who joined the International Brigades who travelled to fight Franco’s forces during the Spanish Civil War and probes opposition to fascism across Europe between the World Wars.
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Thomas Cavendish: Gentleman, Privateer and Circumnavigator
The author inspects the life and legacy of the Elizabethan privateer, challenging the Victorian historians who consigned him to obscurity and endeavouring to restore his reputation among the great seafarers of the age.
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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.
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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.
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The Decision that Saved the Early Roman Empire
A pivotal decision by Publius Scipio in 218 BC to send his brother Gnaeus to establish a Roman foothold in Iberia may have denied Hannibal the reinforcements he needed to defeat Rome and ultimately changed the course of Mediterranean history.
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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.
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The Last Bastion of Europe
The epic struggle between East and West, the Umayyad Caliphate and the Byzantine Empire during the Siege of Constantinople.
The Fall of the Knights Templar: The Siege of Acre, 1291
Acre was a wealthy cosmopolitan city in 1291 when the Mamluks turned their gaze on the great port, and it would become the last stand of the Templars
Kush: The Unknown African Behemoth
Anthony Riches
Only recently have historians written of Kush, the highly advanced civilisation south of Egypt. Anthony Riches, author of River of Gold, gives a brief history.
Do the Greatest Deserve Their Sobriquet?
Dismissal of the younger generation, recently labelled avocado munching ‘snowflakes’, is not a new phenomenon.
The Very Strange Death of Alfred Loewenstein
The summer of 1928, and one of the world's richest men took his final flight.
The Bulgarian Contract: The Secret Lie That Ended the Great War
Graeme Sheppard
A new book uncovers events in Sofia at the end of World War One that had a conflict-ending impact.
Alan Brooke: The Unknown Field Marshal
Andrew Sangster
Churchill's right hand man was not afraid to speak truth to the Prime Minister during the war.
Over- and Under-estimating the Entente Cordiale
Stephen Clarke
The Entente Cordiale, the anniversary of which is on the 8th April, was an achievement of Edward VII's, a much maligned king.
A Cold War Incident
David Webb-Carter
A British Army officer and a defector, in the dark days of the Cold War.
Short Stories: Fun To Read & Fun To Write
Short stories are a form of writing enjoyable to all.
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