All At Sea
The Southern Ocean was the last quadrant of the globe to be ‘discovered’ by Europeans.
Reviews
Paris’ Problem with the Dead
Catacombs, cemeteries and the dead as a revolutionary force.
Devil’s Brew
Two new biographies advance our understanding of the Ultima Thule in evil.
Native America: A New Narrative?
1964 was the first time Indians were mentioned in a State of the Union address, not as belligerent enemies or a 'problem'.
The Man The Allies Ignored
The Polish volunteer who infiltrated Auschwitz.
A Sunny Place For Shady People
A time when anyone who was anyone spent weeks at a time on the Riviera.
It Can't Happen Here
A personal interpretation of France under two occupations, reissued as a Modern Classic.
Regulation and Reputation
A new book is a paean to American capitalism.
The Great Divide
In the Arabian peninsula, non-Muslim groups were converted, driven out or killed by Islamic armies. In Syria, they were not.
In Her Time
Why do we have a fixation with Alma Mahler?