Operating in all weathers, invariably at night, often at low level and usually without fighter escort, Allied 'Special Duties' (SD) squadrons and u...

'masterly account of the massacre of the African elephant' The Spectator It is more than a thousand years since the exploitation of the elephant be...

It was inevitable that the Allies would invade France in the summer of 1944: the Nazis just had to figure out where and when. This job fell to the ...

Hanna Reitsch longed to fly. Having broken records and earned the respect of the Nazi regime, she was the first female Luftwaffe test pilot, and ev...

Ever since Captain Cook sailed into the Great Southern Ocean in 1773, mankind has sought to push back the boundaries of Antarctic exploration. The ...

In 2012 Annette Carson formed part of the team that discovered King Richard III's mortal remains, verified in 2013 by forensics including DNA match...

Who were Tubalcain, Aholiab and Zabud and what is their significance for the Freemason? There is a general interest in the rituals of Freemasonry, ...

'Based on eye-witness accounts, Robert Pike's moving book vividly depicts the lives of the villagers who were caught up in the tragedy of Oradour-s...

After the Second World War, war crimes prosecutors charged two of King George VI's closest German relatives with 'crimes against humanity'. America...

'Meticulously researched.' - Stewart Lamont, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre'Sandford's accomplished, well-crafted work brings Conan Doyle into sharp...

'Absolutely gripping. Impeccably researched and written with the pace and narrative drive of a thriller, but attentive too to the dignity of the vi...

After listening to his mother-in-law talking about her experiences in the Second World War, David Bolton set out to record the wartime memories of ...