Nigel West, a renowned expert who writes extensively about British intelligence, reveals in this book the operations of Britain’s overseas intelligence gathering…
This campaign of terror provoked an exodus – and the Biblical term is appropriate. The French government fled, soon followed by many…
Plans have been approved for a museum at the family home of Admiral Sir Bertram Ramsay, who was behind the evacuation of…
The Chicago-born ‘slider’ became the youngest Olympic gold medallist ever as a 16-year-old at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz. Four…
Max Hastings, noted historian and journalist, is a titanic force in British history, with 27 books to his name – many of…
Due to exemptions under the Freedom of Information Act, the documents were closed to public access until January this year, just as…
David Stahel’s latest book, Retreat from Moscow: a new history of Germany’s winter campaign, 1941-1942, is here to add vital nuance to…
Doris Miller earned the Navy Cross for his actions during the Japanese attack on the US base at Pearl Harbor on 7…
With its warm tones and bustling figures, this month’s image could – at first glance – appear almost to represent a scene…
Like a sort of Second World War smorgasbord, you can take a look and pull tasty morsels out of Hidden Places of…