Author Interviews
Fiction Book of the Month: Alan Bardos on Rising Tide
AoH Book Club: Phil Craig on 1945: The Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World
‘A Man of Paradoxes’: Antony Beevor on Rasputin
WW2 LATEST INTERVIEW
EDITOR’S CHOICE INTERVIEW
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Sawadika American Girl: A Conversation with Daria Sommers
Daria Sommers
Drawing on her own experience as a Third Culture Kid in Bangkok during the Vietnam War, the novelist tells Ella Beales about memory, identity and the little-known world of American families living in Southeast Asia during the conflict.

Fiction Book of the Month: Alan Bardos on Rising Tide
An interview with the author on the stories and historical background that shape the first in his Daniel Nichols Spy Thrillers series.

AoH Book Club: Phil Craig on 1945: The Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World
A year on from publication, the historian explains to the Editor how the final months of the Second World War exposed tensions between Britain and the Allies’ wartime ideals and imperial ambitions.

‘A Man of Paradoxes’: Antony Beevor on Rasputin
To mark the release of Rasputin: And the Downfall of the Romanovs, Roger Moorhouse sat down with the author to discuss the truth behind the “mad monk” and his role in the collapse of the Russian Empire.

The Coming of the Railway – A Conversation with David Gwyn
David Gwyn
The historian explains to Michael Mccomb how railways evolved from wooden structures into modern transport systems, altering industry, commerce and society across Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Assassins and Templars – Steve Tibble Interviewed
Steve Tibble
The historian sat down with author, Adam Staten, to discuss the myths, realities and enduring legend of the two medieval orders.

Fiction Book of the Month: Jim Loughran on The Bratinsky Affair
A discussion of the people, places and history that inspired the author's debut, a thriller exploring exile, identity and the ties between Ireland and Russia.

AoH Book Club: Steven Veerapen on The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I
In conversation with the Editor, the historian reflects on his mission to rescue England’s first Stuart king from centuries of caricature and revealing a politically astute monarch whose skills lay in image-making and peaceful governance.

Empire’s Witness: An Interview with Philip James Day
Philip James Day
In discussion with Gautam Hazarika, the author reflects on discovering the hidden wartime diary of his grandfather, Corporal Alwyn Day, a quiet and emotionally reserved veteran shaped by extraordinary experiences in World War II.

Building Britannia: A Conversation with Steven Parissien
Steven Parissien
The historian explains his use of architecture and landmarks in telling the story of Britain’s social and political history to author Paul Strathern.
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