As oral history gains long-overdue recognition, its power to illuminate the past has never been m...

Lord Alanbrooke was Churchill's right-hand man during World War II, and as Chief of the Imperial ...

A revealing new examination of the men in the dock at Nuremberg--who they were, what they did, an...

Italian history is not widely read but the period under Mussolini's shadow is both interesting an...

'The authors offer a very different perspective on this campaign and are very frank in their asse...

A long overdue biography of Pug Ismay, Churchill's resident Chief of Staff throughout WW2.General...

After the Second World War the Allies in referring to the German people used the term 'collective...

Examines notable blunders and errors of judgment during the Second World War, revealing their oft...

'...examines how patriotism can warp into aggressive nationalism and its close cousin irredentist...

'Reading the signs is always imperfect in the moment and yet goals and aggressions were all laid ...

This examination reveals how Britain's flirtation with fascism illustrates democracy's fragility ...

In an era of declining congregations and shifting faith landscapes, a small group of curious cler...

Stalin's Secret Services chronicles the rise of brutal state power, tracing Beria and Sudoplatov'...