Mussolini and Hitler: The Forging of the Fascist Alliance, by Christian Goeschel Neil Gregor tracks the power shifts in the wartime relationship between a destructive pair of leaders By Neil Gregor 1 November
Claretta: Mussolini’s Last Lover, by R. J. B. Bosworth The life of Il Duce’s inamorata sheds light on Italian politics and society, writes Neil Gregor By Neil Gregor 2 March
The Political Orchestra: The Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics during the Third Reich, by Fritz Trümpi Neil Gregor on the various types of orchestral life under the Nazis By Neil Gregor 9 February
Holocaust: An American Understanding, by Deborah E. Lipstadt This survey covers the main trends in Holocaust studies but it would have benefited from a more international scope, says Neil Gregor By Neil Gregor 1 September
Classics for the Masses: Shaping Soviet Musical Identity under Lenin and Stalin, by Pauline Fairclough Neil Gregor on a fine study of the ever-changing landscape of orchestral musical politics in Moscow By Neil Gregor 31 March
Final Solution: The Fate of the Jews 1933-49, by David Cesarani Book of the week: Two approaches to the Holocaust are blended in a pioneering historian’s last work, Neil Gregor writes By Neil Gregor 27 January
Hitler at Home, by Despina Stratigakos The Nazi leader aimed to convey taste and moderation with his interiors, says Neil Gregor By Neil Gregor 15 October
Out of Ashes: A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century, by Konrad H. Jarausch Neil Gregor extols a timely and cogent investigation By Neil Gregor 11 June