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Churchill the Historian

Winston Churchill wrote history with an eye to his eventual place in it, David Reynolds tells us. His idea of history also inspired his making of it.

Laurence Rees

In his latest article about today’s historians, Daniel Snowman meets the creator of some of the finest TV history programmes, including Auschwitz, currently being shown on BBC2.

The Other Side of Colditz

Judy Urquhart recalls a forgotten use of Colditz Castle after the end of the Second World War – as a prison for German aristocrats.

The Black Sea: A History

Robin Milner-Gulland reviews a new title which explores the history, cultures, and politics of the Black Sea area.