World War II
Was the Maginot line really such a failure?
A new book rehabilitates a linear symbol of French defeat
Truman’s choice
There were no good options for the U.S. in August 1945
In defence of Blimp
Was the reactionary caricature, immortalised by Powell and Pressburger, actually a moral visionary?
The new reality of remembrance
We have lost a chance to build a more united narrative
Broadcasting anniversaries
The long cultural shadow of World War Two
From commemoration to cosplay
We are losing sight of what we claim to be remembering
The rise and rise of military history
A fine new landmark in the welcome renaissance of a timeless genre
On the radar
A fresh telling of a largely forgotten slice of wartime history
Killing and kissing
An engaging account of sex in wartime
The other one
How Edward VIII threatened the royal family
Most Read
The martyrdom of Young Bob
On ebbing power of the political influencer
Grooming gangs and the truth
We should not give ammunition to deniers of the grooming gangs scandal
Why has Keir Starmer been so unpopular?
He was the perfect embodiment of a failing system
Babies need women
Leaving children with only men who are not their parents is foolish and dangerous
Stop ignoring the Islamisation of our democracy
The British state is bending to Islamism, not attempting to defeat it
An artful chip
Any penalty is at heart a psychological battle between taker and keeper
The soul of Putin
Twenty-five years after George W. Bush first looked into Vladimir Putin’s eyes, the Russian president has changed less than America would like to believe
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
The UK’s messiest election ever?
Trying to predict the results of the next election is a mug’s game
Countryside counter-attack
A ban on trail hunting reveals a government more interested in cultural punishment than rural survival
Get into the groove — why vinyl rocks
On the best sound in popular music
Seeing colour
Donald Locke, Resistant Forms at Camden Art Centre
Middle management in the Middle East
The war against Iran has emphasised the importance of deep leadership
Let’s scrap the Table Tax
The state should stop using our cafes, pubs, and restaurants as a cash cow
Symphonies have life
John McCabe: 2 symphonies and cello concerto (Signum Classics)
The government must end its war on the price mechanism
The government is stubbornly ignoring the harms and risks of its interventions into markets