Second World War

William Frend, later professor of ecclesiastical history at Glasgow University, explained how he influenced the course of European history in 1944.

Stephen Cullen reassesses the role of ‘Dad’s Army’.

F.J. Stapleton stresses that we need to apply as well as understand historiography to assess the impact of the Sondwerg Theory on German Kaiserrich Historiography.

Is it history or fiction? Is it better than both, or worse than either? Robert Pearce wrestles with these questions.

Stephen Tyas uncovers a skeleton in the closeted world of espionage.

George Watson considers how news of a political and moral bombshell was received, particularly by intellectuals on both the Left and the Right.

B.J. Copeland and Diane Proudfoot recall the contribution to the war effort in 1939-45 of the British computer scientist.

Russell Chamberlin introduces the commemorations to the anniversary of the start of Operation Overlord, sixty years ago this month.

Richard Wilkinson exposes prejudice and myth in assessing the career of a key figure in modern French history.

Robert Carr draws uncomfortable parallels between Christianity and Nazism.