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Lieutenant Colonel Brian Franks: Remarkable, Heroic but Largely Unknown
In his new biography, An Axe and Four Balloons, the author introduces the man who saved the SAS
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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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De Gaulle: Résistance – Review
No army, no money, no mandate...
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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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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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Ancient Blitzkrieg
The Roman army's use of fear and psychological warfare as a weapon
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Napoleon III: Europe’s First Populist
Often dismissed as inept, the Emperor of the French transformed the nation through economic modernisation and urban renewal, before defeat in the Franco-Prussian War brought his reign to a dramatic end.
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The Turbulent Birth of British Aviation
Charles Spicer
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.
Foreign Volunteers and the Global Civil War: Why 35,000 People Fought in Spain
Brian Devitt
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.
Thomas Cavendish: Gentleman, Privateer and Circumnavigator
Iain Gately
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.
In the Footsteps of Dumas: Writing A Visit to Bedlam
The novelist discusses the lockdown origins of the latest Blandford Candy novel, examining its debt to Alexandre Dumas, the history of Bedlam and the life and work of Molière in 17th-century France.
The Democratic Myth: America’s Non-Democratic Origins
Jackson van Uden
As America approaches Midterms and having celebrated the 250th anniversary of its independence, the historian discusses the contradictions at the heart of its founding ideals and the nation's early attempts to concentrate power and limit representation.
Beyond The Edge of Light: History behind the Fiction
Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton
Melding family history with real wartime figures and events, the author outlines the inspirations at play behind his Second World War love story, ranging from the ruined palaces of East Prussia, Bletchley Park, developments in RADAR and a paratrooper raid on Fort Ében-Émael.
Kinematograph: Wolfgang Preiss – from Nazi Star to the Star Who Played Nazis
In the first in a monthly column on film history, the historian explores the career of an actor who rose to prominence under Goebbels and became one of international cinema’s most recognisable Nazis, from The Longest Day to A Bridge Too Far.
The House of Glücksburg: Charles III’s Paternal Ancestry
Edward Hilary Davis
Tracing the King's paternal line back, the historian outlines the dynastic marriages, successions and political decisions behind the complicated family names of the British monarchy.
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