History Review, Issue: 67

Rowena Hammal explains why the Korean War broke out in 1950.

Graham Darby points to common errors and omissions that should be avoided.

Peter Donaldson examines how the British people reacted to the various stages of the South African war of 1899-1902.

Graham Goodlad examines the changing role of the occupant of Number Ten in an era of significant political change.

Ian Garrett shows that well-informed counter-factual speculation can help us understand better the causes and consequences of what did happen.

John Etty shows the vital importance of aviation in the Stalinist Soviet Union.

Mark Rathbone looks at the Battle of the Widow McCormack’s Cabbage Garden and at what happened to those involved.

Keith Stapylton provides a novel viewpoint on one of Britain’s traditional centres of historical excellence.

Ben Sandell shows that grappling with the meaning of a key term can reveal much about the nature of conflict in 16th-century France.

Retha Warnicke investigates one of the key questions of Tudor England.

Richard Wilkinson enjoyed this recent biography of the prime minister who led Britain into the Second World War.

Graham Goodlad enjoys a social history of Georgian London, by Daniel Cruickshank.