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Trafalgar: battle and aftermath
Trafalgar: battle and aftermath offers a front-row view of the most famous naval battle in history, focusing on the human cost of war. In this vibrant retelling, Paul O’Keeffe traces the course of events both prior and subsequent to the fatal shot that struck Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson at around 1.15 in the afternoon of 21 October 1805.
Trafalgar: battle and aftermath
Paul O’Keeffe
Bodley Head, hbk, 368pp (£25)
ISBN 978-1847921833
Wartime Letters
Kathleen Harriman was the daughter of influential US diplomat W Averell Harriman. A journalist, she accompanied her father on his wartime postings to London and Moscow. Here, Geoffrey Roberts brings together Harriman’s many letters about these extraordinary trips to tell the full story of her wartime life for the first time.
Wartime Letters
Kathleen Harriman (ed. Geoffrey Roberts)
Yale University Press, hbk, 512pp (£30)
ISBN 978-0300278545
The Scourge of War: the life of William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was one of the best-known Union generals in the American Civil War. Brian Holden Reid explores Sherman’s childhood and education, his development as a battlefield commander, and his life after the war, along with many other events, in this definitive life-and-times biography of the famous military leader.
The Scourge of War: the life of William Tecumseh Sherman
Brian Holden Reid
Oxford University Press,
pbk, 640pp (£21.99)
ISBN 978-0197836422
Mad Tom’s Rising: the revolutionary mystic Sir William Courtenay and the last battle fought on English soil
As the world changes at the dawn of the Victorian era, the discontented of Kent find an unlikely champion in John Nichols Tom, whose crusade ignites into bloody violence in May 1838. The confrontation that followed shocked the country, and became known as the last battle ever fought on English soil.
Mad Tom’s Rising: the revolutionary mystic Sir William Courtenay and the last battle fought on English soil
Ian BreckonIcon Books, hbk, 320pp (£20)
ISBN 978-1837732289
The Big Little War
There are very few epic stories of WWII yet to achieve fame, but this may be one. The Big Little War tells the story of how 39 pilots from an RAF training school used ancient biplanes to defeat the Iraqi army and the Luftwaffe – and why they were overlooked by history. An extended edition of this 2023 work has been released to mark the 85th anniversary of the Anglo-Iraqi War.
The Big Little War
James Dunford Wood
The Authors’ Collective, hbk, 292pp (£22)
ISBN 978-1068527340
Résistance – the Corps Franc Pommiès: from Bayonne to Berlin
Founded in November 1942 by its namesake André Pommiès, the Corps Franc Pommiès (CFP) became one of the largest and most important Resistance units in the south of France. Their story is brought to life in this book, the first in the English language to record their heroic deeds.
Résistance – the Corps Franc Pommiès: from Bayonne to Berlin
Paul StJohn Mackintosh
Amberley, hbk, 288pp (£22.99)
ISBN 978-1398127227
PODCASTS
A Family History of… Wartime Women
A Family History of… is a new podcast hosted by Jen Baldwin – genealogist and research specialist at UK family-history platform Findmypast – exploring defining moments of British and Irish history through the eyes of real families who experienced them. Each four-part series follows one real person’s life through a major historical event, with a special guest whose family history or area of expertise connects to the story being told. The debut series A Family History of… Wartime Women features historian Lucy Worsley, who revisits the life of her grandmother Edna, uncovering the story of a woman shaped by two World Wars, seismic social change, and long-buried family secrets.
Wartime Women
Jen Baldwin and Lucy Worsley
www.findmypast.co.uk/a-family-history-of
Real Vikings
The Vikings are often depicted as bearded men in horned helmets who plundered and pillaged, or as fearsome pagans who came to terrorise the inhabitants of Britain, Ireland, and beyond. While aspects of the legend are true, the Viking Age is far richer than we’re often led to believe. Narrated by actor Iain Glen, Real Vikings brings this seminal period of history to life, with contributions from leading experts, original music, and immersive sound design. Weekly episodes take listeners on journeys from Greenland to North Africa, and from Constantinople to Canada, following mighty warlords (like Eric Bloodaxe and Olga of Kyiv) and master navigators (like Leif Erikson), and uncovering the real figures behind the legends of the sagas.
Real Vikings
Iain Glen
www.noiser.com/real-vikings
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