The Real Life of Nabokov The book is beautifully done, but it is long and feels uneven December 15, 2014 Books·History
Last post of a post-war poet Although at times the tone can seem ill-judged, Jon Stallworthy's poems are full of sincere thought about war December 15, 2014 Books·History
The Stuff of Legend Robert Tombs's monumental history of the English is strengthened by how he tracks the wider developments on the Continent November 24, 2014 Books·History
Eichmann’s phoney banality Stangneth’s clear-eyed work spells out the genesis and “logic” of Holocaust denial in all its macabre absurdity November 24, 2014 Books·History
The Fine Art of Precision Remembering Reuben Fine, Magnus Carlsen's greatest role model November 21, 2014 Chess·History
Lucky Jim and La Longue Durée In a short and ambitious book The History Manifesto, Jo Guldi and David Armitage explore the human condition and who we will become October 28, 2014 Books·History
Quirks of a Great Queen An excellent new biography on Queen Victoria shows she remains a profound paradox October 28, 2014 Books·History
The Fog of War Lifts on Waterloo Two new and remarkable books prove how Waterloo will continue to divide historians for centuries October 28, 2014 Books·History
The Enlightenment on Horseback Andrew Roberts’s account of the life 'Napoleon the Great' is magisterial and beautifully written September 23, 2014 Books·History
Triumph of the Will A new work brings into striking contrast the personalities of Stalin himself and the other members of the Soviet elite in his time September 23, 2014 Books·History
Grandmaster of the Global Chessboard Henry Kissinger's latest book is a reminder of the timeless question of international relations August 26, 2014 Books·History
Not for the Love of God Karen Armstrong's Fields of Blood offers a magisterial debunking of the secularist tale August 26, 2014 Books·History