Erich and Theo Kordt: Resisters after the Event
L.B. Namier on both the pre- and post-war case against would-be plotters within the Nazi regime.
Military
Generalship in the First Civil War 1642-1644
A.H. Burne assesses the achievements of the leading generals of the first English Civil War.
The Elizabethan Soldier in Ireland
Cyrill Falls describes how a succession of rebellions challenged a sodden but sturdy English soldiery in late 16th century Ireland.
The Scottish Monarchy in the Fourteenth Century
Eric Linklater finds that among medieval champions of Scottish independence was an ancestor of Elizabeth II, the heroic Robert the Bruce.
The Tromps and Anglo-Dutch Wars, 1652-1674
C.R. Boxer profiles the naval adventures of the Netherlands' Tromp family - a thorn in the side of mid-17th century English maritime activity.
The Causes of the American Civil War
Taking a historiographical angle, Marcus Cunliffe describes how, in 1861, the American federal experiment broke down, and there ensued the greatest and most hard-fought of modern wars before that of 1914.
The Conspiracy of General Malet, 1812
On October 23, 1812, the Emperor Napoleon, campaigning in Russia, was for six hours threatened with dethronement by a theatrical coup d'etat back in Paris. Godfrey LeMay describes what happened.
The Story of England Part II: King Alfred and the Danes
In these extracts Arthur Bryant describes the glorious reign of King Alfred, 871-99
The Derryard Attack
Chris Darnell examines the political and military background to the IRA’s last major action against the British army.
The Story of England: The Coming of the English
This extract is the first of a series in which Dr. Arthur Bryant describes the evolution of the English Kingdom, through the invasions of Saxons, Danes and Normans, to its consolidation in medieval times.