The Kremlin always falls prey to pride and paranoia
During the 1962 Missile Crisis, on the evening of 23 October a curious episode took place in Moscow. A … Continued
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WE NEED TO TOUGHEN UP FOR THE PAIN AHEAD
The British people must accept that coronavirus is not going away any time soon and we shall just have to
Max on Samuel Pepys’ brilliant take on the 1665 London plague
CORONAVIRUS: Max is self-isolating in Berkshire, working on his new book PEDESTAL The Fleet’s Battle To Malta 1942. You may
EXPLODING THE DAMBUSTERS MYTH
There were dams; a dog with an embarrassing name; a march that everybody over 40 can hum.
We can’t get enough of ‘Happy ever after’
The seasonal surge of sentimentality prompts in adults as well as children a yearning for happy endings,
Confessions of a Reviewer
A decade ago, a publisher produced a set of short biographies of Britain’s 20th century prime ministers, which I reviewed
Was Christmas better in the good old days? Don’t believe it
We shall never know the identity of the marketing genius who persuaded the early Christians to couple the pagan feast
No firing will take place after this hour
In a clearing within a Belgian wood on an overcast November morning, raindrops from a recent shower dripped off the
Our rudeness to European allies is shameful
Half a century ago, when that military circus the Royal Tournament was a national institution, there was a contretemps after