Nigel Jones

A definitve biography of the "whey-faced master of terror" that is unlikely to be bettered.

A thorough and dispassionate history of a conflict which has a grim topicality for our times.

Nigel Jones traces the chequered history of European referendums and asks why they appeal as much to dictators as to democrats.

Nigel Jones considers a new book on the mère et père of all Gallic scandals, the Dreyfus affair.

After this month's terrible terrorist attack, Nigel Jones reflects on a part of France in which the beauty of the landscape is inversely proportional to the mass violence it has witnessed throughout history.

Intelligence is the hidden hand of history, as three new books demonstrate.

What was behind Colonel Thomas Blood’s failed attempt to steal the Crown Jewels during the cash-strapped reign of Charles II and how did he survive such a treasonable act? Nigel Jones questions the motives of a notorious 17th-century schemer.

Nigel Jones reviews a fascinating if flawed account of Hitler's years in the German army between 1914 and 1920.

Nigel Jones reviews a book on the lives of ordinary Berliners during the Second World War.

The innocence of France’s Captain Dreyfus – a Jewish officer incarcerated on Devil’s Island after he was accused of spying for Germany – has long been established. But was there a real traitor? And what part did Oscar Wilde play in the murky affair? Nigel Jones investigates.

Nigel Jones celebrates a great humanitarian who navigated the perilous paths between good and evil, a mission that was to cost him his life.

Nigel Jones reviews a book on the Second World War by Michael Burleigh.

Nigel Jones reviews a title by Roland Vernon.