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Lieutenant Colonel Brian Franks: Remarkable, Heroic but Largely Unknown
Tim Spicer
In his new biography, An Axe and Four Balloons, the author introduces the man who saved the SAS

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.

Rethinking Communism’s History
Paul Mason
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.

When the Country House Went to War
Judith S. Lewis
Wartime requisitioning of Britain’s country houses transformed the lives of owners, servants and occupiers and the consequences were far-reaching.

Recovering the Last Emperor and Empress of China
Paul French
A recently discovered diary from an American tutor who lived with Puyi and Wanrong offers an new perspective on the young couple’s marriage and the usual portrayal of China’s last emperor and empress as political symbols, victims or exotic caricatures.

Writing Thrillers: Where Fact Meets Fiction
The filmmaker-turned-author explains how his career shapes his fiction, which combines intrigue, historical fact, exotic locations and research.

The Mystery of Lindow Man: Druids, Sacrifice and the Golden Twist
Stephen D. Owen
The novelist discusses the theory that the Lindow Man was a high-born druid sacrificed during the Roman conquest of Britain, and considers a connection to Boudica, the Iceni and the ‘Golden Twist’.

The Voice from the Well
Rory Cormac
Sixty years on from Indonesia’s anti-Communist purge, a British propaganda campaign demonstrates how fabricated voices, forged documents and psychological warfare helped grease the wheels of regime change against Sukarno.

Churchill’s Most Hateful Decision
Edward Abel Smith
With Britain facing the prospect of standing alone against Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940, Winston Churchill ordered one of the most controversial actions of the entire war: the attack on the French fleet at Mers el-Kébir.
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