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The White Lady: the story of two key British secret service networks behind German lines
Helen Fry presents a major new history of the two most important British secret service networks in WWI and WWII. Using recently declassified information, she gives a compelling account of the brave agents who risked their lives to smuggle intelligence out of occupied Belgium.
The White Lady: the story of two key British secret service networks behind German lines
Helen Fry
Yale University Press, hbk, 304pp (£20)
ISBN 978-0300275117
Britain’s Wilderness Frontier: North American borderlands 1748-1775
How do empires manage their distant borderlands? John Oliphant draws on a variety of sources to explore how British attempts to restrict settlement and protect Native American lands was a significant cause of the American Revolution, particularly in the southern colonies.
Britain’s Wilderness Frontier: North American borderlands 1748-1775
John Oliphant
Amberley Publishing, hbk, 288pp (£22.99)
ISBN 978-1398121171
Churchill’s Forgotten Generals: victors in Burma
The crucial roles of Generals Auchinleck, Slim, and Savory in the campaigns in North-east India and Burma (Myanmar) in WWII have often been overlooked. Churchill’s Forgotten Generals highlights how their leadership helped forge the Indian Army into a force capable of victory.
Churchill’s Forgotten Generals: victors in Burma
Raymond Callahan and Alan Jeffreys
Helion Company, hbk, 214pp (£29.95)
ISBN 978-1804516713
The English Bowman in the Hundred Years War
They were the victors in countless clashes during the Hundred Years War, including the three great battles of Crécy, Poitiers, and Agincourt. But the medieval bowman remains a figure shrouded in mystery. In this new book, M J Trow explores the lives, deeds, and sociopolitical role of these men in the context of medieval warfare.
The English Bowman in the Hundred Years War
M J TrowPen & Sword, hbk, 240pp (£25)
ISBN 978-1036124724
The Killing Season: a new history of autumn 1914
The final months of 1914 were the bloodiest interval in a famously bloody war. In a new, visceral account of this crucial period, Robert Cowley re examines events that have for too long seemed set in stone, and details the crucial decisions that determined the outcome of the Great War – which may have been decided by a single, extraordinary afternoon.
The Killing Season: a new history of autumn 1914
Robert Cowley
Osprey Publishing, hbk, 480pp (£30)
ISBN 978-1472874320
Tunisgrad: victory in Africa
In early 1943, three Axis defeats changed the course of WWII: at Stalingrad in Russia, at Guadalcanal in the Pacific, and in Tunisia in North Africa. Historians have recognised the significance of the first two campaigns, but Tunisia has long been characterised as a sideshow. Here, Saul David presents the first comprehensive account of this key moment, told from all sides, and with new archive material.
Tunisgrad: victory in Africa
Saul David
William Collins, hbk, 576pp (£25)
ISBN 978-0008653811
PODCASTS
Islands at War
This podcast, presented by Keith Pengelley and Nick Le Huray, explores the occupation of the Channel Islands by German forces from 1940 to 1945. Focusing on the personal experiences of those who lived through the ordeal, the show discusses social, practical, and military aspects of the occupation month by month. Different episodes explore subjects ranging from commando raids and RAF sabotage to the workings of the black market and the rise in criminal activity. The podcast also incorporates the hosts’ own family stories, and finds time to weave in interviews with authors, historians, and inhabitants of the Channel Islands who lived through the occupation.
Islands at War
Nick Le Huray and Keith Pengelley
https://islandsatwar.buzzsprout.com
War Movie Theatre
One for fans of MHM’s regular ‘War on Film’ column, the War Movie Theatre podcast (which was previously known as A Pod Too Far) features conversations about classic war films, from the well-known to the more obscure. In each episode, hosts Robert Hutton and Duncan Weldon – often joined by a special guest – watch and chat about one of their favourite military movies. Among the subjects under discussion are: why Clint Eastwood never needs to reload his submachine gun; why Michael Caine is never going to get those tanks down that road; and why on earth they didn’t just change the name of the dog in The Dam Busters.
War Movie Theatre
Robert Hutton and Duncan Weldon
https://shows.acast.com/war-movie-theatre
