Political

Hugh Purcell tells the story of the man who inspired the Home Guard, taught it guerrilla warfare and paid a price for his political beliefs.

Sami Abouzahr untangles US policy towards France at the time of the Marshall Plan and the war in Indochina.

Edward Falshaw completes his survey of questions on contemporary Britain.

John Etty charts the complex, and highly significant, relationship between Lenin and Stalin.

Vincent Barnett argues that surface differences should not cover up deep-seated similarities.

Philip Pedley sees fateful flaws in a famous agreement.

F.J. Stapleton stresses that we need to apply as well as understand historiography to assess the impact of the Sondwerg Theory on German Kaiserrich Historiography.

Is it history or fiction? Is it better than both, or worse than either? Robert Pearce wrestles with these questions.

Graham Goodlad asks whether Lord Salisbury deserves his reputation as one of the great Victorian Prime Ministers.

John Spicer judges that slavery was the key factor in producing the conflict.