The Man Who Drew ‘The Better ’Ole’
Mark Bryant examines the wartime work of Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, creator of the famous ‘Old Bill’ character.
Volume 58 Issue 11 November 2008
Jersey Royals
Ian Ronayne describes how the Channel Island was torn in the First World War between its role as potato producer and its patriotic duty to send men to fight.
The Jonestown Mass Suicide
More than 900 people perished in the Jonestown mass suicide of November 18th 1978.
Empire – what Empire?
To understand why Americans believe their nation to be innocent of imperialism we must go back to the Founding Fathers of the Republic, says Graham MacPhee.
Jerusalem the Citadel
Anthea Gerrie describes a museum that is also in itself a historical record of a city’s development.
The Munich Conference
The agreement permitting Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland was signed on 29 September 1938.