Winston’s War
Is it history or fiction? Is it better than both, or worse than either? Robert Pearce wrestles with these questions.
Second World War
British Intelligence and the Nazi Recruit
Stephen Tyas uncovers a skeleton in the closeted world of espionage.
The Eye-Opener of 1939: Or How The World Saw the Nazi-Soviet Pact
George Watson considers how news of a political and moral bombshell was received, particularly by intellectuals on both the Left and the Right.
Alan Turing: Codebreaker and Computer Pioneer
B.J. Copeland and Diane Proudfoot recall the contribution to the war effort in 1939-45 of the British computer scientist.
The Battle of Normandy
Russell Chamberlin introduces the commemorations to the anniversary of the start of Operation Overlord, sixty years ago this month.
Pierre Laval: The Man in the White Tie
Richard Wilkinson exposes prejudice and myth in assessing the career of a key figure in modern French history.
Nazism and the Christian Heritage
Robert Carr draws uncomfortable parallels between Christianity and Nazism.
Cross and Swastika: The Nazi Party and the German Churches
To what extent did Christians support Hitler, and for what reasons?
From 'Mercy Death' to Genocide
Julian Reed-Purvis examines the origins and consequences of Nazi Euthanasia.
The Man Who Shouted at Hitler: Sir Nevile Henderson in Berlin
In the first of our new series of brief biographical sketches, Peter Neville defends Britain's ambassador in Berlin during the years before the Second World War.