Valerie Holman

Books As Weapons

Valerie Holman reviews a book on Second World War publishing, by John B. Hench.

Published September 22 2010

Kem's Cartoons in the Second World War

Valerie Holman describes the little-known role played by the cartoonist Kem in assisting the British propaganda effort aimed at Iran.

Published February 18 2002

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Lords of the Northern Forest

The Hudson's Bay Company was one of the central forces moulding the development of the vast tracts of land that today are Canada - but as Barry Gough explains here, the circumstances of its launch in 1670 also reveal much about the commercial forces, personalities and rivalries of Restoration England.