The real story of Dunkirk by Major General Julian Thompson

The real story behind Dunkirk

Historian and author Major General Julian Thompson explores the circumstances that led to the beach rescues of 1940, the story of which is being told in Christopher Nolan’s epic new war film, Dunkirk.

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14 / 07 / 17

New History Books to Read in 2017

A round-up of our most anticipated history books of 2017, from Ken Follett to Andrew Marr and Tudor England to revolutionary Russia.

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22 / 06 / 17

Pioneers of flight: Clare Mulley on Hitler's forgotten Valkyries

Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg were talented and record-breaking women who made their names in the male-dominated field of flight in 1930s Germany. Clare Mulley explains why she was drawn to write about these two fascinating women in her new book.

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31 / 05 / 17

William Ryan on the Auschwitz photographs that inspired The Constant Soldier

William Ryan, author of The Constant Soldier, discusses the photographs of daily life in the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, which inspired his gripping tale of guilt and love set during the final bitter weeks of the Nazi regime.

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12 / 05 / 17

A Column of Fire - reading list

Whilst researching for A Column of Fire, Ken Follett used over 200 books. We asked Ken to pick ten books that influenced his third Kingsbridge novel, A Column of Fire.

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12 / 05 / 17

The best books on the Russian Revolution

On the hundredth anniversary of the revolutions of 1917, we've collected together the very best books on Revolutionary Russia.

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26 / 04 / 17

The true story of the Smithfield martyrs

In this exclusive extract from The Burning Time, Virginia Rounding introduces the stories of the Smithfield Martyrs.

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21 / 04 / 17

Life lessons from William Shakespeare

It may be over 400 years since his death but The Bard has still got a thing or two to teach you. Here’s some of our favourite quotes from Shakespeare’s plays on love, happiness and biscuits.

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21 / 04 / 17