Volume 74 Issue 6 June 2024

Three cats singing, by Louis Wain, c. 1925-39. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain.

‘Catland’ by Kathryn Hughes review

Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World by Kathryn Hughes follows the reinvention of the cat from working animal to purrfect pet.

British forces on Sword Beach shortly after landing during the invasion of Normandy, 6 June 1944. Imperial War Museum (B 5114).

‘D-Day Has Come’

In spring 1944 the Allied invasion of France seemed inevitable. D-Day’s success was contingent on deception of the enemy. For that, officials turned to the press.