Richard Overy
Richard Overy is a military historian. His latest book is Blood and Ruins: The Great Imperial War, 1931-1945 (Allen Lane).
Searching in vain for Hitler’s lethal edict
These two new histories of the holocaust add little to what is already known
Overarching view of the air war
These two volumes are a solid starting point for understanding the British and Commonwealth air war
Roger Scruton’s naive nationalism
Cultural nationalism is an ill-fitting model for the modern nation state
Pilot, playboy, player
This portrait of a gifted and not particularly pleasant man adds another feather to the author’s hat
The warp and weft of women’s history
This synthesising project downplays the variety of experience amongst ancient women
The soaraway success of scoops and smut
Tabloid sensibility wasn’t just about visual presentation, it was also about the way stories were written
Is Britain closed for business?
Stacks of extra administration will make it even harder for businesses to turn a profit
Postmodern fantasy
Modern fantasy authors often try to subvert traditional religion, with bleak and unoriginal results
The West should stop indulging delusions on Ukraine
Ukraine cannot achieve its maximal goals
What is Toryism for?
What has it done if it has not made a system it wishes to defend?
War returns to Kursk
Could the famous WW2 era battlefield be yet another military turning point?