Military

John Cummins uses the 400th anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's death to reassess the man, his life and the legends surrounding him.

Mack Holt argues that the early-modern obsession with tradition was sometimes a deliberate smokescreen for innovation.

Graham Seel uncovers their pivotal and sometimes underhand role in the struggle between king and parliament.

Omer Bartov asks how the armies of lords and kings became the forces of peoples and nations.

Iain Fenlon explores how Catholic Europe's great 16th-century sea victory over the Turk was celebrated and propagandised.

Peter Riddick looks at the way oral history can add another perspective to our understanding of situations and events.

Lawrence Freedman reviews two new works on the post-war balance of global power

Alonzo Hamby considers Harry Truman's First World War experiences and explores the dilemmas that influenced his decision to drop atom bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Four new histories focussing on the Labour Party during and after the Second World War.