He Scorned the British

African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa

By Robert Gaudi

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From the February 2017 Issue

Hearts of Darkness

Empires in the Sun: The Struggle for the Mastery of Africa – 1830–1990

By Lawrence James

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From the June 2016 Issue

Admin Nightmare

Burma ’44: The Battle that Turned the War in the Far East

By James Holland

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From the September 2015 Issue

Parliamentary Battles

Wellington: Waterloo and the Fortunes of Peace 1814–1852

By Rory Muir

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From the March 2015 Issue

Our Finest Hour?

Went the Day Well? Witnessing Waterloo

By David Crane

Waterloo: Great Battle Series

By Alan Forrest

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From the August 2011 Issue

Tough on Crime…

A Merciless Place: The Lost Story of Britain’s Convict Disaster in Africa

By Emma Christopher

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From the November 2010 Issue

Lyon’s Share

A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided

By Amanda Foreman

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From the February 2010 Issue

Hearts of Darkness

The Killer Trail: A Colonial Scandal in the Heart of Africa

By Bertrand Taithe

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From the November 2007 Issue

Out of the Turmoil

Diamonds, Gold and War: The Making of South Africa

By Martin Meredith

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From the October 2007 Issue

Better Than The Romans

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781–1997

By Piers Brendon

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From the February 2007 Issue

‘Bow-and-Arrow Fighting’

Tip & Run: The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa

By Edward Paice

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From the February 2005 Issue

Cry Freedom

Bury the Chains: The British Struggle to Abolish Slavery

By Adam Hochschild

Human Cargo: A Journey Among Refugees

By Caroline Moorehead

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From the December 2013 Issue

Leading from the Front

Wellington: The Path to Victory, 1769–1814

By Rory Muir

Citizen Emperor: Napoleon in Power, 1799–1815

By Philip Dwyer

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