Spies by Calder Walton – The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West – is a timely book, well worth reading. It shows an incredible history of spying, between US, UK, russia, and more recently, China. While the history covers about 100 years, the cold…
The best way to describe Camouflage by Eric Larson* is to share a funny story. I received the book and showed it to my husband. He was surprised that there is a book about camouflage fabrics, so he opened it and looked at a random…
Attlee’s Labour governments by Robert Pearce is a short and concise book on the governments between 1945 and 1951. The post-war period brought some significant changes, which still impact the modern-day lives of Brits. I liked how clear was all presented in the book, but,…
The Failure of Political Extremism in Inter-War Britain by Andrew Thorpe (Editor) is a very short book, less than 100 pages, about the extremism in the 1920s and 1930s. I read it for my studies even though I didn’t intend to. I started to read…
I can’t be 100% unbiased when it comes to this book – Britain and the Spanish Civil War by Tom Buchanan. Tom is my tutor, I studied with him for my first year and again for this second year, the module on the Spanish Civil…
Winston Churchill: In His Own Words* is part of the series, Orange Hippo!. I have another book from this series and I can’t wait to start reading it, as in today. Winston Churchill is one of the most iconic world leaders and this book is…