William of Orange was no charmer but he left a lasting legacy
William’s significance as the architect of resistance to France is generally acknowledged. But his personality tends to be more elusive. Or at least less remarked on
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Author: Pat Murphy
Richard Nixon’s shocking summer and its big payoff
The American president was determined not to head into the 1972 campaign in a recession. He’d do whatever was necessary. He’d be seen as a man of action, someone taking charge
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What we get wrong about the Islamic empire and crusader armies
Author Steve Tibble’s message is that much of the crusader narrative is simplistic caricature. But it can’t erase facts
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Stalin, Hitler and the fatal mistakes of Operation Barbarossa
The other came six months later when, in the immediate aftermath of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour, he declared war on the United States
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J.F.K. dug a deep hole in his relationship with Khrushchev
While the president’s domestic popularity was high, he met a Soviet leader who showed him no respect as a result of the Bay of Pigs disaster
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