The baby-faced assassins

I’D seen an advertisement in my father’s newspaper for women to work on the canal boats. It said applicants should be of a robust constitution. I’m quite robust, so why not? I’d give it a go. “Look, D

Much about Henriëtte Bosmans’s life and music is remarkable. But one event stands out as emblematic of her character and strength. Our scene is Amsterdam in 1944, when the Nazis’ grip was on the Dutch

Living opposite Hitler In 1929, Edgar Feuchtwanger was ...

Laughter turned to terror as a former pupil returned to school

The Mitford sisters flirted with fascism, communism, infamy and scandal – now a new drama, based on their biography by Mary Lovell , brings their outrageous behaviour to the screen

HOW THE LUFTWAFFE PREPARED FOR THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN