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
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
The gifts of gentle density
There are all but endless benefits to building more beautifully
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
Papal pressures
The Pope was well-received in Spain, but political tensions have been mounting
What’s in a name?
Britain’s debate over assisted suicide is being conducted in language designed to obscure what is actually proposed
Playing by numbers
Attacking the Space:
Inside Rugby’s Tactical and Data
Revolution by Sam Larner
The emperor’s new AI
A satirical X account is doing what the media class has failed to do, and report on the great AI delusion
A very postmodern schism
A postmodern spectacle exposed deep divisions about the nature of truth
Entebbe and the Israeli way of war
Fifty years after Israel’s most audacious hostage rescue, its legacy still shapes how the country understands security, citizenship and war
Lost in translation
Attempting to understand the lives and thought of our ancestors can teach us about ourselves
Clarifying the fog of the gender wars
Michael Foran’s new book will undoubtedly be celebrated, but is it essential?
