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Soldier, politician, and traitor, Lü Bu became one of the most power
Not since the era of Mao Zedong has ...
Chinese leader Xi Jinping is investigating his military’s most powerful officer. Is it a political coup or a further bid to clear out corruption?
Julián Casanova Franco 528pp. Crítica. €22.90. Giles Tremlett El Generalísimo Franco: Power, violence and the quest for greatness 528pp. Bloomsbury. £30. Juan Carlos I, with Laurence Debray Reconcilia
Samurai rose to be global emblems of honour and courage, but their story doesn’t always match the myths they told about themselves, as a British Museum exhibition shows
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In a prisoner-of-war camp in western Ukraine, a former miner from the east is being interviewed about how he ended up fighting for Russia. His speech is slurred and one arm paralysed: the results not