The sale at auction in Edinburgh in 2010 of an old walking stick belonging to a British officer, Captain Gill, shed new light on one of the mysterious crimes of the Victorian era. Captain William Gill
The Lost Oasis tells the true story behind The English Patient. An extraordinary episode in World War II, it describes the Zerzura Club, a group of desert explorers and adventurers who indulged in des
In this brilliant and profoundly moving collection of farewell letters written by servicemen and women to their loved ones, Sin Price offers a remarkable insight into the hearts and minds of some of t
In this first volume launching a new series on British foreign and colonial policy, UK contributors to 13 papers elucidate British and to a lesser degree, US and Israeli policies in "the greatest poli
Looks at the history of foreign intervention in the Persian Gulf region--including action taking by the United States, Portugal, Holland and Britain, as well as the possible future roles of China and
This book is the first study of the role of British Ambassadors in shaping Anglo-American relations during the first generation of the ‘special relationship’. As well as showing how ambassadors wielde
