Professor Sir Michael Howard
Below is Max’s tribute to Britain’s foremost historian, Professor Sir Michael Howard OM, CH, MC, FBA, which he delivered on … Continued
EXPLODING THE DAMBUSTERS MYTH
There were dams; a dog with an embarrassing name; a march that everybody over 40 can hum.
Upcoming Events
This year Max will be talking about his book VIETNAM An Epic Tragedy 1945-1975 at the following venues:
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
Book of the Year
Vietnam has been chosen by a number of newspapers, historians and reviewers as their book of the year.
There’s no such thing as easy‑peasy politics
My five year-old granddaughter stood poised above the pool, contemplating the rings I had tossed to the bottom for her