War: How Conflict Shaped Us, by Margaret MacMillan A. W. Purdue is impressed by a dazzling analysis of the human capacity for violence and how it has moulded our lives A.W. Purdue 10月 22日
Winston Churchill: A Life in the News, by Richard Toye A. W. Purdue considers how Britain’s wartime prime minister was a lifelong master at keeping himself in the public eye A.W. Purdue 8月 6日
The Battle for Christian Britain: Sex, Humanists, and Secularisation, 1945-1980, by Callum G. Brown A. W. Purdue is sceptical about an analysis of the great debates about sexual and other freedoms that marked the dawn of a more permissive era A.W. Purdue 1月 2日
Me, Me, Me?: The Search for Community in Post-war England, by Jon Lawrence Book of the week: A. W. Purdue is impressed by a bold attempt to rethink the relationship between solidarity and ambition A.W. Purdue 10月 10日
War and Chance: Assessing Uncertainty in International Politics, by Jeffrey A. Friedman A.W. Purdue is unconvinced by an attempt to put military planning on a more scientific footing A.W. Purdue 8月 1日
Command: The Twenty-First Century General, by Anthony King Book of the week: Changes to methods of military leadership raise questions of who’s the boss, finds A. W. Purdue A.W. Purdue 2月 21日
Our Boys: The Story of a Paratrooper, by Helen Parr Book of the week: A. W. Purdue finds a work that combines military and social history to be gripping and poignant A.W. Purdue 10月 18日
The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: A Twentieth Century History, by David Edgerton Book of the week: A. W. Purdue on an argument that relocates the roots of modern Britain in the post-war period A.W. Purdue 6月 28日
To Dare More Boldly: The Audacious Story of Political Risk, by John C. Hulsman A. W. Purdue ponders a historical comparison of advisers to the world’s movers and shakers A.W. Purdue 4月 19日
Safe Passage: The Transition from British to American Hegemony, by Kori Schake Book of the week: Only once has a supreme global power peacefully ceded its reign to another, A. W. Purdue writes A.W. Purdue 2月 8日
A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World, by Erika Rappaport A. W. Purdue on a study that views the drink as the centrepiece of a new international economy A.W. Purdue 9月 14日
Leningrad 1941-42: Morality in a City under Siege, by Sergey Yarov A. W. Purdue chews over a grim account of how civilised nature crumbles when starvation looms A.W. Purdue 6月 22日
The Locomotive Of War: Money, Empire, Power and Guilt, by Peter Clarke Book of the week: A history of famous liberals shows how global conflict shaped them and us, writes A. W. Purdue A.W. Purdue 3月 2日
Searching for Lord Haw-Haw: The Political Lives of William Joyce, by Colin Holmes A.W. Purdue on the man whose narcissism led to his becoming a mouthpiece for the Nazis A.W. Purdue 11月 17日
The Vanquished: Why the First World War Failed to End, 1917-1923, by Robert Gerwarth A. W. Purdue on the suffering of populations of multi-ethnic empires in the years after the Great War A.W. Purdue 9月 29日
Crusoe’s Island: A Rich and Curious History of Pirates, Castaways and Madness, by Andrew Lambert Tales of marooned mariners helped Britain to see itself as a global power, A. W. Purdue hears A.W. Purdue 9月 22日
Disraeli: The Novel Politician, by David Cesarani Fresh perspectives on a 19th-century Tory leader can be gleaned from his fiction, finds A.W. Purdue A.W. Purdue 5月 26日
The Habsburg Empire: A New History, by Pieter M. Judson A. W. Purdue on a bold and refreshing revisionist study A.W. Purdue 5月 12日
History’s People: Personalities and the Past, by Margaret MacMillan A. W. Purdue on a perceptive look at those who shaped, and were shaped by, their times A.W. Purdue 4月 7日
A History of the Royal Navy: Empire and Imperialism, by Daniel Owen Spence In addition to its firepower, Britain’s fleet exerted an immense soft power that underscored the imperial project, A.W. Purdue writes A.W. Purdue 2月 11日
Fighters in the Shadows: A New History of the French Resistance, by Robert Gildea A. W. Purdue on a study of the disparate groups in a movement often thought of as a united force A.W. Purdue 11月 5日
1916: A Global History, by Keith Jeffery A scholar mounts a strong argument for one year being a decisive one for the world, says A. W. Purdue A.W. Purdue 9月 24日
Yanks and Limeys: Alliance Warfare in the Second World War, by Niall Barr A. W. Purdue on the conflicting interests of the Americans and British A.W. Purdue 7月 30日
