That turned out to be a useful weapon during the second world war. The minds and hearts of Americans needed to be won if the ...

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Six weeks after the start of the Second World War, the British government lifted the colour bar on military ...

In Believe Nothing Until It is Officially Denied, Patrick Cockburn tells the pacy life of his father Claud, a pioneering hack ...

Come on Over! shows that a book that is rich in information can also be engaging and entertaining. The reader will find ...

In just thirteen years, George Villiers rose from plain squire to become the only duke in England and the most powerful politician in the land. Does a new biography finally unravel the secrets of his ...

The Gibraltar Tourist Board confirmed that there will be three further authors added to the Gibunco Gibraltar Literary ...

In later life, Gallant often told the story of her interview with French philosopher and author Jean-Paul Sartre. She was the ...

In Karla’s Choice, which fills in George Smiley’s missing years, Nick Harkaway has done an extraordinarily good job with his ...

Following Supremacy 1914, Call of War: World War II gives players a similar formula but applies it to the Second World War rather than the First. There’s a list of ten different playable nations ...

Remarkable pictures capture the Second World War through the lens of a German soldier's camera - which was pinched by a cheeky British commando. A 98-year-old Kent woman told how she was ...