The Europe Britain Made
Brendan Simms's new book places Britain at the centre of European history in unexpected and stimulating ways
How Hawkish Is Hillary?
Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State means her reputation is inextricably bound to Obama's doctrine of retrenchment, but Mark Landler argues her own foreign
A Verray Parfit Gentle Knight
How Miguel de Cervantes, an aging veteran of Spain's wars, created the blueprint for modern literature
American Nightmare
Lionel Shriver's latest novel is a a speculative spin on the disintegration of the United States
Echoes Of The Elusive English
The essays of Ferdinand Mount offer a conflicted but compelling account of national identity
The Artist As Connoisseur
Van Dyck, Reynolds and Degas had more than talent in common: they also collected other painters’ work
The Art Of Euphemism
Crofton Black and Edmund Clark's book Negative Publicity, which tracks Bush-era extraordinary renditions through photographs and redacted documents, is a compound of elegant presentation
When Players Become Pawns
Accusations of off-board skulduggery can be a powerful tool of psychological warfare