ALAN WARREN is the author of the critically acclaimed Singapore 1942: Britain’s Greatest Defeat. He has been a fellow of the State Library of Victoria and has lectured in history at Monash University.

Extraordinary and thrilling … This story should be known to every man, woman and child’ – Lemn Sissay In 1868, British troops ...

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Following in the example of L.T.C Rolt who was influential in the revival of British inland waterways and preserved steam ...

Last, but not least, I hope that readers – whether experienced polar travellers and historians or those who have learned recently about the finding of the Endurance wreck or at-risk penguin colonies – ...

Author Anne Strathie is a writer and researcher, whose three biographies of members of Robert Scott’s 1910-13 Terra Nova Antarctic expedition are published by The History Press. Her new book, A ...

Kevin Cahill KEVIN CAHILL is an investigative journalist and author of ‘Who Owns Britain’ (Canongate) and ‘Who Owns the World (Penguin Random House). He was also the primary researcher behind The ...

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E.J. HOUNSLOW served as junior officer with P&O before joining the Civil Service, where a great deal of his time was spent with the British Armed Forces working on joint civil/military planning. On ...

David Woolliscroft Dr David Woolliscroft is a specialist on Hadrian’s Wall and an experienced air photographer. He is currently Director of ‘The Roman Gask project’, a long-term programme to study the ...