The history of modern Germany — within four walls
This is a book about boundaries — and relationships. At its heart is the eponymous house by the lake, which…
Was Operation Thunderbolt the most daring mission in history?
Operation Thunderbolt was, Saul David contends in this gripping book, ‘the most audacious special forces operation in history’. In June…
Mud, blood and war crimes on both sides – the struggle for the Ardennes was one of the bitterest of the second world war
Both German and Allied troops could be accused of war crimes in the struggle for the Ardennes. It’s a tragic and gruesome history, involving heavy casualties — but flashes of black humour make it bearable, says Clare Mulley
The spy who loved (a lot): Moura Budberg’s life reads like a thriller — and may have been more interesting than she was herself
Moura Budberg (1892–1974) had an extraordinary life. She was born in the Poltava region of Ukraine, and as a young…
Reliving the most famous last stand of the French Resistance
Published to mark the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Vercors, perhaps the most famous stand of the French Resistance…
She Landed by Moonlight, by Carole Seymour-Jones - review
The subtitle of Carole Seymour-Jones’s quietly moving biography of the brilliant SOE agent Pearl Witherington is ‘the real Charlotte Gray’.…
