Book Reviews
Women in Intelligence, Helen Fry
Helen Fry's 'Women in Intelligence' is the work of years of incidental surprises and shocking discoveries made in the course of other research. It is, in essence, a compendium of the vast and complex array of roles undertaken by women working for the British secret services during the two world wars.
Alle Thyng Hath Tyme, Gillian Adler and Paul Strohm
Time is a strange thing: there's always either too little or too much of it; we can waste it or we can spend it; it slips through our fingers or lingers frustratingly. But however we experience it, time is ever-present. For most of us, it determines our days, our weeks, our years.
Pax, Tom Holland
Tom Holland's latest book, 'Pax', continues his epic journey through ancient Rome, from the Republic to the eventual decline and fall of the once-mighty empire. This time, it is the turn of Rome's heyday, from the suicide of Nero through to the accession of Antoninus Pius.
Victor D. Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Korea: A New History of South and North
For a long time, the people of Korea have found themselves, in so many ways, dominated by, and ignored or disregarded in favour of, the more powerful nations that surround them. In the twenty-first century, this is most certainly not the case. Now, for those keen on learning more about how the two Koreas, co-authors Victor D. Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo have released 'Korea: A New History of South and North', a perfect primer.
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Rebecca Simon, The Pirates' Code
Pirates sit front and centre in the popular imagination. The Golden Age of Piracy, and the two seventeenth-century rounds leading up to it, features heavily in films, books, television series and video games; in fact, in every possible form of entertainment it has a solid, unmoving base, and interest in it has lasted far longer than the age of piracy itself.
The Eagle and the Lion, Adrian Goldsworthy
In 'The Eagle and the Lion' Adrian Goldsworthy has set out to achieve the almost impossible: to provide a complete history of the relationship between Rome and Parthia/Persia across seven centuries.
Robert Hutchinson, After Nuremberg
In 'After Nuremberg', Robert Hutchinson provides an entirely new interpretation of the American pursuit of 'justice' for Nazi war criminals, with surprising results.
Tony Spawforth, What the Greeks Did for Us
'What the Greeks Did for Us' is a personal, subjective, and selective look at ancient Greece through the lens of modern culture. And it's wonderful.
Jane Draycott, Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter tells the story of perhaps one of the most politically successful women operating in Rome's Late Republic and early Principate. But surprisingly, it is a story about which few people know anything.
Joseph Kessel, The Man with Miraculous Hands
The Man with Miraculous Hands is the incredible story of Heinrich Himmler's doctor, who claimed to have saved millions of lives by carefully timed requests. It has now been picked up by Hollywood, with the rotund Kersten played by Woody Harrelson in the upcoming film.
