The Original Dirty Digger
A King's Ransom: The Life of Charles Théveneau de Morande, Blackmailer, Scandalmonger & Master Spy by Simon Burrows
Politics, Ideas and the Arts
Trevor-Roper and Gibbon: A Tale of Two Historians
Hugh Trevor Roper was the greatest historical stylist of the 20th century. Yet he never produced a masterpiece to rival that of his great hero and predecessor, Edward Gibbon
The Prize Lies of a Nazi Tycoon
Alfred Toepfer posed as a peacemaker in postwar Europe and lavished awards on British artists. Unknown to them, he played a key role in the Third Reich and helped war criminals flee
Men From the Ministry
Choose Your Weapons: The British Foreign Secretary — Two Centuries of Conflict and Personalities by Douglas Hurd
Spare the Thumbscrews
The Italian Inquisition by Christopher F. Black
Siberia: In Search of the Gulag
‘When I finally reached Magadan, I hunted for days for a survivor. "I'm sorry, they are all dead," was the refrain. With male life-expectancy in Russia a mere 58, I should not
A Bold Voice at a Miserable Time
A new life of Adam von Trott, executed for plotting to kill Hitler, rescues his integrity
Genius at Work
Michelangelo: The Artist, the Man, and His Times by William E. Wallace
Mum’s the Word
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: The Official Biography by William Shawcross
1688 and All That
1688: The First Modern Revolution by Steve Pincus
Bloodstained Chancer
Trotsky: A Biography by Robert Service
Entrenched Enemies
The American Civil War: A Military History by John Keegan