Mao Zedong: Liberator or Oppressor of China?
Michael Lynch introduces the controversial career of a gargantuan figure in Chinese and modern world history.
Political
Why did the Bolsheviks Win the Russian Civil War?
Peter Anderson compares the tactics and resources of the two sides.
Sir John Simon
David Dutton asks whether Simon was the 'Worst Foreign Secretary since Ethelred the Unready'.
Police and Public Service
Simon Kitson highlights the conflicting demands made on the police in postwar France.
Arthur of Brittany Captured
Arthur of Brittany was captured on August 1st, 1202.
Hussein made King of Jordan
On August 11th, 1952, the Jordanian parliament declared that King Talal was suffering from schizophrenia and was unfit to rule and that Hussein was now King of Jordan.
The Secret State
Paul Addison reviews two new studies on the secret planning surrounding the Cold War by the British government.
The Retirement of Lord Salisbury
The third Marquess of Salisbury resigned on 11 July 1902.
Conflict and Community in Sri Lanka
William Clarance explores the origins and complexities of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
The Abdication of King Farouk
King Farouk was 32 when he lost his throne on 26 July 1952.