A Video Introduction to the Groundbreaking ‘War / Photography’ Exhibition
War/Photography surveys both iconic and newly discovered photographs of war and conflict, from daguerreotypes documenting the Crimean and…
Military History
‘Becoming’ Reinhard Heydrich: Extract from ‘Hitler’s Hangman’ by Robert Gerwarth
Hitler’s Hangman: The Life of Heydrich (out now in paperback) is a chilling biography of the head of Nazi Germany’s terror…
The truth about the aftermath of the Six Day War: Extract from ‘The Bride and the Dowry’
The Bride and the Dowry by Avi Raz is a penetrating new book that explores newly opened archives to…
New book on Syria by David Lesch charts the Fall of the House of Assad
In his new book Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad, David Lesch, one of the only Westerners…
Hidden History, the expulsion of the Germans after WWII: Extract from ‘Orderly and Humane’
More than 12 million German-speaking civilians in Europe were driven from their homes in the wake of WWII,…
History, Observed: Victoria Schofield on John Wheeler-Bennett – historian, royal biographer and ‘witness to history’
John Wheeler-Bennett is not a household name but, in the mid-twentieth century, he knew virtually everyone who was….
Punching Below our Weight: Frank Ledwidge takes aim at military leaders with his new ebook short
Frank Ledwidge, author of the bestselling and controversial book on British military policy Losing Small Wars, returns with…
Why British military leaders lack strategy, leadership and moral courage: Author article by Frank Ledwidge
Losing Small Wars by former military intelligence officer Frank Ledwidge was published last year to acclaim and controversy in equal measures….
Capital Punishment: Extract from ‘Hitler’s Berlin: Abused City’ by Thomas Friedrich
In Hitler’s Berlin: Abused City, Thomas Friedrich explores how the German capital captivated Hitler’s imagination and how he sought…
The Forever Wars: Author David Keen discusses how global conflicts are deliberately sustained
David Keen is the author of the controversial new book Useful Enemies: When Waging Wars is More Important Than…
Beyond the Headlines: Yale launches its 2012 Current Affairs Catalogue
Yale’s Current Affairs catalogue is available now to order and download. With many fascinating books available in 2012, today…
England’s Scourge, France’s Heroine: Joan of Arc at 600
It is 600 years since the birth of Joan of Arc, the heroine who led the French army during…
Author Article by Charles Carlton: How War Shaped the British Isles
This Seat of Mars: War and the British Isles, 1485-1746 by history professor Charles Carlton is an innovative and moving…
Author Article by Evan Mawdsley: Countdown To Global War, Part Four – Pearl Harbor and the ‘Day of Infamy’
In the fourth part in our series Countdown to Global War, Evan Mawdsley, author of December 1941 discusses the pivotal events…
Author Article by Evan Mawdsley: Countdown to Global War, Part Three – 26 November 1941
In the third in our series Countdown to Global War, Evan Mawdsley, author of December 1941 discusses the events that took…