The latest book to fall through onto the doormat is… Michael Neifield and Michael Berenbaum (Eds.) The Bombing of Auschwitz: Should the Allies Have Attempted It? (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2003) – This book combines two interests of...

I have just begun doing some reading in preparation for starting my PhD; well I have the time so I may as well use it. I am currently reading Vincent Orange’s biography of Lord Tedder and as is the case with much of Orange’s work it is a good read...

A couple of years ago the RAF established a Centre for Air Power Studies. The centre has at its heart an attempt to work with academia as learning tool for thinking about air power. In this it is is linked to KCL’s Defence Studies department. For an...

Just had the official confirmation from the university that I have passed my MPhil. I passed with no corrections or having to have a Viva. I am very happy and I can now look forward to the next step. In a perverse sort of way I am a bit disappointed...

Today is Armistace Day and given the current conflicts that British troops are involved in around the globe it is a particularly apt time for member of the country to remember those that have given the ultimate sacrifice in the service of their...