Book Review: Britain's War, 1937-1941: Into Battle
/A lively new history of the years England fought alone against the might of Nazi Germany
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A lively new history of the years England fought alone against the might of Nazi Germany
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Read MoreThe legendary life of the great Frederick Barbarossa is grounded in facts and records in a deeply impressive new biography
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Read MoreDid an unconventional Berkshires beauty provide the inspiration for Herman Melville to write his great masterpiece? A new book thinks it would be lovely to think so.
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