Volume: 39 Issue: 3
Contents of History Today, March 1989 |
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'Sweet' Polly Oliver went to war to be with her lover, but there were many women for whom military life was an end in itself. Julie Wheelwright uncovers the career... |
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Simon Barclay on the archaeological discovery of a Charles II artillery fort |
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Hugh David discusses, amongst other topics in the media, the assassination of JFK. |
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Peter J. Ucko looks at the strengths and weaknesses of archaeological methods and interpretations. |
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Objective memoirs or economy with the truth? Michael Jones sifts for an assessment through a courtier's recollections of power politics in fifteenth-century Europe... |
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Longevity, not magnanimity, was the hallmark of the victorious Franco. Paul Preston reviews the legacies of the Civil War in the Spain the General ruled for nearly... |
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With Easter near we present some of the most intriguing history and travel books and holidays that will shortly be available. Whether the destination is Avebury or... |
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Dick Wilson explores the enigma of the Chinese Communist leader and premier. |
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Ann Hills recounts the development proposals on an American Civil War battlefield site |
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On the 50th anniversary of the end of Spanish Civil War, Michael Alpert chronicles the ebb and flow of battle between Republican and Nationalists. |
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Divided, outmanned and lacking international support – Paul Heywood argues the wonder was not that the Republic lost to Franco, but that it held out for so long. |
