The Stuff of Legend
Robert Tombs's monumental history of the English is strengthened by how he tracks the wider developments on the Continent
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Eichmann’s phoney banality
Stangneth’s clear-eyed work spells out the genesis and “logic” of Holocaust denial in all its macabre absurdity
From Underdog to Scapegoat
Joshua Muravchik's two recent books are about defending democracy in the one place in the Middle East where it thrives
Donnish Spy Games
A valuable - though not objective - historical record
Cabinet of Too Few Curiosities
The ambition of the British Museum’s Germany: Memories of a Nation ultimately exceeds its reach
Drawing Board: Sarah Butterfield
A look at the artist's first international solo exhibition
Bad Manors
A pivotal moment in British movie history — and Bob Hoskins’s greatest performance
Puck at 80
Sir Ronald Harwood serves as a reminder that the traditions of J.B. Priestley and Noël Coward are not quite dead in British theatre
Farm Agents
The surprising story of Britain's first animated feature, Animal Farm
Wealth of Rubbish
Why do so many rich capitalists have a penchant for collecting anti-capitalist art?
Drawing Board: Egon Schiele
Was the artist an exploitative pornographer or one of the greatest artists of the 20th century?
Our love affair with Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy's study of adultery is widely thought of as a romantic work. But don't send it to your lover