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Insufferable martinet or inspirational hero? Field Marshal Montgomery was both

6 June 2026 9:00 am

An abusive childhood may help explain the contradictory character of Britain’s great second world war commander, says Gary Mead

Killing time

1 August 2020 9:00 am

Keith Douglas is perhaps the best-known overlooked poet. He died following the D-Day landings in 1944, and his Collected Poems…