Lenin’s Wonderful Georgian
John Etty charts the complex, and highly significant, relationship between Lenin and Stalin.
Political
Nazism and Stalinism
Vincent Barnett argues that surface differences should not cover up deep-seated similarities.
The Anglo-French Entente, 1904
Philip Pedley sees fateful flaws in a famous agreement.
Trying to Escape Hitler’s Shadow
F.J. Stapleton stresses that we need to apply as well as understand historiography to assess the impact of the Sondwerg Theory on German Kaiserrich Historiography.
Winston’s War
Is it history or fiction? Is it better than both, or worse than either? Robert Pearce wrestles with these questions.
Salisbury as Premier
Graham Goodlad asks whether Lord Salisbury deserves his reputation as one of the great Victorian Prime Ministers.
‘The Cause’ of the American Civil War
John Spicer judges that slavery was the key factor in producing the conflict.
Coming to Terms with the Past: Cambodia
Ben Kiernan points out the progress, and difficulties, in recovering history and justice after genocide.
The True Caliph of the Arabian Nights
Hugh Kennedy examines the life of one of the most powerful men in the world in the eighth century.
What If... Philip II Had Gone to the Netherlands?
Geoffrey Parker considers the far-reaching consequences of a sudden change of plan by the king of Spain in 1567.