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Sawadika American Girl: A Conversation with Daria Sommers

Sawadika American Girl: A Conversation with 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.

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The Seeker: S.G. MacLean Interview

The Seeker: S.G. MacLean Interview

S.G. MacLean is the creator of the Captain Damian Seeker series of novels set during the English Civil Wars. Interviewed by author and academic Steven Veerapen.

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AoH Book Club: Giles Milton on The Stalin Affair

AoH Book Club: Giles Milton on The Stalin Affair

The historian makes the case that the pragmatic partnership between Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin highlights how vital and difficult diplomacy and cooperation are then and today.

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AoH Book Club: Phil Craig on 1945: The Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World

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.

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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.

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Fiction Book of the Month: Alan Bardos on Rising Tide

Alan Bardos

An interview with the author on the stories and historical background that shape the first in his Daniel Nichols Spy Thrillers series.

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AoH Book Club: Phil Craig on 1945: The Reckoning: War, Empire and the Struggle for a New World

Phil Craig

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.

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‘A Man of Paradoxes’: Antony Beevor on Rasputin

Roger Moorhouse

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.

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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.

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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.

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Fiction Book of the Month: Jim Loughran on The Bratinsky Affair

Jim Loughran

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.

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AoH Book Club: Steven Veerapen on The Wisest Fool: The Lavish Life of James VI and I

Steven Veerapen

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.

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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.

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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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