The communist conquest of China in 1949 was one of the most consequential – and surprising – geopolitical events of the 20th century. It shifted the world’s most populous country from the western to t

Leading historians share the texts that have inspired and informed their work

Civilian reactors have become strategic cover for Russian forces during their invasion of Ukraine

“ From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the continent.” It was the soundbite of the century – or at least of the Cold War. Uttered by a former pri

Dr Paul Brown reveals Britain’s role in patrolling the seas during the height of Cold War tensions with the USSR

The ‘gateway to the West’ has for years become a relative sanctuary from the onslaught on Ukraine’s frontline. But the city and region’s long history has seen it at the centre of countless conquests