By securing the Low Countries and maintaining control of the seas, British statesmen including Wellington created a system that balanced the continent's powers and preserved stability for a century until 1914.
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Gordon Corrigan: A Great Friend and Writer
A tribute to Gordon Corrigan.
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The Women of SOE’s F-Section: Researching for the Novel Light of the Moon
Elizabeth Buchan reflects on researching the women of SOE’s F-section for Light of the Moon and how their wartime experiences shaped her novel.
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Mr Gein
The author sets the record straight on Ed Gein, debunking myths from films and online content, and explains how his new book offers a thoroughly researched, expert-informed account of Gein’s life and crimes.
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Defending The Line
The construction of the Maginot Line fortifications forced the Nazis to invade France through Belgium, but the plight of their defenders evokes confusion, endurance, and divided loyalties.
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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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Alexander the Great in the Dock
Classics for All’s latest 'moot trial' brought history’s greatest commander to the Supreme Court.
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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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Unionism & The Treaty
Ulster leader James Craig thought he had beaten Lloyd George during the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations.
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Sea Power, Strategy, and Europe
Andrew Lambert
By securing the Low Countries and maintaining control of the seas, British statesmen including Wellington created a system that balanced the continent's powers and preserved stability for a century until 1914.
Gordon Corrigan: A Great Friend and Writer
A tribute to Gordon Corrigan.
The Women of SOE’s F-Section: Researching for the Novel Light of the Moon
Elizabeth Buchan reflects on researching the women of SOE’s F-section for Light of the Moon and how their wartime experiences shaped her novel.
Mr Gein
The author sets the record straight on Ed Gein, debunking myths from films and online content, and explains how his new book offers a thoroughly researched, expert-informed account of Gein’s life and crimes.
Profit, Power, and the Making of Modern Britain
Edmond Smith
From the Black Hole of Kolkata and the Battle of Plassey to the Lancashire mills, Britain’s economic headway in the 18th century hinged on war, commerce, empire, and, above all, the ruthless pursuit of profit.
Defending The Line
Kevin Passmore
The construction of the Maginot Line fortifications forced the Nazis to invade France through Belgium, but the plight of their defenders evokes confusion, endurance, and divided loyalties.
Ismay’s People
A study of ‘Pug’ Ismay, February's Book Club pick, reveals that, while his public persona and memoirs were models of discretion and diplomacy, his private letters and papers expose sharp judgments of his peers.
Historical Heroes: Margaret of Anjou
Vilified by Shakespeare, the ‘She-Wolf of France’ has often been cast without examination of the burdens and crises that punctuated her married life.
The Harrying of the North
As the final volume in the Rebellion series is released, Paul Bernardi explores the devastation inflicted on northern England and the enduring debate it triggers.
Livia Drusilla: The Making of an Imperial Villain
As her new Publius Ovidius mystery is published, Fiona Forsyth looks at one of the shadowy background figures in Ovid’s life, Livia Drusilla.
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