Barbarossa in Italy
Though destined to become the standard work on Frederick I for decades to come, a new study of the German prince fails to illuminate what motivated his Italian campaigns.
Reviews
Britain’s Raj and the Chaos of Empire
An extensively researched, hard-hitting reassessment of British rule in India pulls no punches, but does not tell the whole story.
What the British Did to India
A persuasively argued but one-sided account of the economic and political failings of British rule in India.
The Story of Native North America
This panoramic study of Native North American history has remarkable honesty and scope.
Through the Fog and Filthy Air
An erudite study of the environmental price paid by the growth of early modern London, which looks to be repeated in present-day Beijing.
Speer: Hitler’s Architect
The ‘Nazi who said sorry’ was a master of constructing his own narrative.
A History of Gypsies, Roma and Travellers
A subtly nuanced picture of European Roma.
‘Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes’ by Virginia Nicholson review
Were the fifties a dull decade? Perfect Wives in Ideal Homes: The Story of Women in the 1950s by Virginia Nicholson has the answer.