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Land of the Blind

Land of the Blind

Lessons must be learned by the Afghanistan experience.
Andy Owen

Land of the Blind There is a joke in the army that after a conflict we used to have “lessons learned” sessions to ensure we would avoid similar mistakes in the next conflict, but we had to rename “lessons learned” to “lessons identified” as we frequently identified...

Those Must Be The Guards, by Paul de Zulueta and Simon Doughty

Those Must Be The Guards, by Paul de Zulueta and Simon Doughty

The Household Division is given a sincere contemporary review of service over 50 years.
David Webb-Carter

To write the history of one regiment covering the years from 1969 to the current day would be no mean task, but here we have a book covering the seven regiments of the Household Division over this same period. It is indeed a tour de force and compulsive reading for...

Adam Staten

Adam Staten

Adam Staten discusses Afghanistan, Hastings and the Anglo Saxons.

Adam Staten, what first attracted you to the period or periods you work in? My first novel, Steadfast, was inspired by my experiences serving as a doctor on the front line in Afghanistan. I suppose the first germ of the story took hold whilst I was out there, but it...

Adam Staten

Adam Staten

Adam Staten’s debut novel Steadfast: Brothers in Arms was published by Sharpe Books in 2023. The novel draws inspiration from Adam’s experiences serving in the British Army in Afghanistan in 2012. The first book in his trilogy about the adventures of Cadman, an Anglo-Saxon warrior, is due for publication later this year, also with Sharpe Books. Cadman’s story begins in the years before the Norman Conquest and follows his life in the aftermath of 1066.
Adam Staten

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Aspects of History Book of the Year: Conflict

Aspects of History Book of the Year: Conflict

Our Book of the Year is Conflict, by General David Petraeus and Andrew Roberts.

As readers and fans of the site will know, Aspects of History runs a Books of the Year feature each December. There is often a history book which stands out for our board and contributors, such as The World by Simon Sebag-Montefiore and The White Ship by Charles...

The World: A Family History, by Simon Sebag Montefiore

The World: A Family History, by Simon Sebag Montefiore

An expansive, enlightening, and entertaining history of some of humanity’s most interesting characters.
Luke Pepera

An expansive, enlightening, and entertaining history of some of humanity’s most interesting characters. The first thing worth mentioning about Simon Sebag-Montefiore’s The World is that it wholly delivers on the promise of its title and its synopsis. If you are by...

Putin’s War

Putin’s War

A new collection of essays raise important questions on the war in Ukraine.
Philip Blood

Putin's War Russian Genocide presents a critical exploration of the initial year of Russia's incursion into Ukraine, commencing in February 2022. This remarkable volume brings together a diverse panel of experts, including former soldiers, academics, and legal...

Never Forget

Never Forget

The editor addresses the UK reaction to the terrorist attack in Israel.
Oliver Webb-Carter

On Remembrance Sunday, 8th November 1987 in Enniskillen in Northern Ireland, a bombing took place that proved to be a turning point in The Troubles. 12 civilians were killed, the final victim having died 13 years later in December 2000, with ages ranging from 20 to...

These Demons

These Demons

A captivating illustration of Jewish demonology within eighty-five minutes.
Amie Bawa

Rachel Bellman’s play, These Demons, comes to life in an unkempt cottage set, staged at Battersea’s Theatre503 in London. A dark comedy-horror, These Demons is a layered piece that explores Jewish demonology, an arguably niche subject not often depicted in theatre,...