Sir Maurice Oldfield was one of the most important British spies of the Cold War era. A farmer’s s..

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In April 2006 the elite 3 Para Battle Group was despatched to Helmand Province on a tour that has be..

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In the second volume of his acclaimed new history of the Second World War James Holland examines the..

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In the spring of 1939 two determined 24-year-olds Heather Jenner and Mary Oliver decided to open a m..

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Helen Rappaport’s masterful telling of the outbreak of the Russian Revolution through eye-witness ..

The Tudor era encompasses some of the greatest changes in our history. But while we know about the h..

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Lacking even the most basic mechanical knowhow Tim Moore sets out to cross Trumpland USA in an origi..

In 20 meals The Hungry Empire tells the story of how the British created a global network of trade i..

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In 1940 Britain stood perilously close to invasion. One by one the nations of Europe had fallen and ..

In Night Trains Andrew Martin attempts to relive the golden age of the great European sleeper trains..

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In The Genius of Birds acclaimed author Jennifer Ackerman explores the newly discovered brilliance o..

In the far south of New Zealand in the remote Fiordland village of Manapouri Ruth Shaw runs two tiny..

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Thousands of short stories were published during the First World War which coincided with the heyday..

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Judge not lest ye be judged. This timeless wisdom has guided the Anglican Church fostering a certain..

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